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UC San Diego Study Into 'Scratch-and-sniff' COVID-19 Test

Posted at 6:55 AM, Nov 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-11-09 09:55:18-05

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, a new study by researchers at UC San Diego suggests there is a cheap and easy way to screen people for the virus: a smell test.

The researchers found that a scratch-and-sniff test featuring a single scent was able to detect 75 percent of people infected with COVID compared to a hospital-grade diagnostic.

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