(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Canada 'lagging behind' on approving COVID-19 saliva tests, some warnResearchers and public health officials are calling for saliva-based COVID-19 tests in Canadian schools. "Health Canada reviews all COVID-19-related applications as quickly as possible without compromising patient safety," spokesperson Eric Morrissette said in a statement provided to CBC News. Only one company, U.S-based DiaCarta, has submitted a COVID-19 saliva-based test to Health Canada for review so far. Experts in both technology and public health stress that the more people who use it, the better it will be. Bolay said the program has been able to employ 10 newcomer women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2020 20:37 UTC