New COVID-19 Oral Rinse May Be Good Option for Kids, Seniors

A new oral COVID-19 test currently used for ESPN film crews that have to be tested regularly will be made available to some Louisville, Ky., sites this week, reports WAVE-TV 3 . The oral rinse from Lucid DX Labs may be a better screening option for children and older adults. Testers swish the rinse for a minute like a mouthwash, then spit it into a tube. People taking the rinse also took a nasal swab test to help validate the results. The rinse is deemed more reliable than some rapid tests that use a single saliva sample. "It causes you to salivate right so you're not collecting saliva," said Lucid DX Labs CEO Greg Ingle. "You're collecting back the oral rinse which has the viscosity of water. It makes it very easy to scale in the laboratory." The test may be a better option for seniors with dry mouth or those who do not like the nasal swab test.