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URBANA â Since the University of Illinois began using its saliva COVID-19 test in July, workers have been collecting test tubes full of spit at more than 15 locations across campus, transporting them to the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab where they processed more than a million results.
Now those workers are among the first to get vaccinated by the UI.
âClinical test site workers are classified by IDPH as 1A.5 and are therefore a priority,â McKinley Health Center Director Robert Parker said.
The test site workers have been offered the vaccine, though Parker wasnât sure how many are receiving it.
But âthrough yesterday, McKinley had provided 321 vaccines in total to all the 1A subgroups,â Parker said Wednesday.
URBANA â Since the University of Illinois began using its saliva COVID-19 test in July, workers have been collecting test tubes full of spit at more than 15 locations across campus, transporting them to the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab where they processed more than a million results.
Now those workers are among the first to get vaccinated by the UI.
âClinical test site workers are classified by IDPH as 1A.5 and are therefore a priority,â McKinley Health Center Director Robert Parker said.
The test site workers have been offered the vaccine, though Parker wasnât sure how many are receiving it.
But âthrough yesterday, McKinley had provided 321 vaccines in total to all the 1A subgroups,â Parker said Wednesday.