Shield Illinois ends COVID testing, prepares for next steps

U OF I SALIVA TEST NONPROFIT LOOKS TO TRAIN LAB TECHS GOING FORWARD: The massive school-and-business testing operation set up at the height of the ...

June 2, 2023
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U OF I SALIVA TEST NONPROFIT LOOKS TO TRAIN LAB TECHS GOING FORWARD: The massive school-and-business testing operation set up at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing to a close, with Shield Illinois announcing it will offer its last saliva-based COVID tests at the end of the month. Going forward, the nonprofit plans to train a desperately needed lab technician workforce at its lab in UIC and stay ready if a new COVID variant or other infectious disease threatens to shut down society in the future, its leaders say.

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