SickKids Hospital is expanding a saliva testing program across select Toronto schools, aiming to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the flu and RSV by offering at-home test kits to students and their families.
The program offers kits that children just need to spit into, removing the need for more invasive nasal swabs, and are available at schools for pickup. It’s an extension of the Take Home Saliva Viral Testing Program, which began in September 2020 to test for COVID-19. During the current school year, it will screen for the three respiratory illnesses.