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Will the rapid saliva COVID-19 test approved by the FDA eventually allow all college athletes to compete in 2020-21?

Noted: University of Wisconsin researchers have been testing volunteers this summer with a saliva test.

UW athletic director Barry Alvarez, speaking to reporters during a Zoom session last week, acknowledged the current inability to secure rapid test results played a role in the Big Ten’s decision to shut down fall sports in 2020.