UF Researcher Created Test That’s Being Used to Find Hidden COVID-19 Patients

As hundreds of tests for COVID-19 go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention every day, there is another test created by a University of Florida scientist that tests Floridians that might have COVID-19 but don’t have symptoms.

It’s similar to the CDC test, but the test created by UF scientist Dr. John Lednicky is being used at UF Health and throughout the city.

“When you have a national tragedy like this outbreak, and the country’s unprepared, you have to be able to give academic research center the ability to do their part,” said Lednicky, a research professor of environmental and global health.

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