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A dose of facts: answering your COVID-19 vaccine questions

As a pair of rapidly produced and authorized vaccines become available to the public, people have questions. How safe are they? Do they work? What’s in them? These questions and more answered by experts from ASU.

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What kind of COVID-19 test do I need and where can I get it?

Testing is proving to be one of the most effective tools we currently have to slow the spread of COVID-19. Testing sites, including many ASU saliva-based testing sites, are widely available throughout the state. ASU’s tests are free, and results are available typically within 48 hours.

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State recognizes ASU Biodesign Institute’s response to COVID-19 with Innovator of the Year Award

The Biodesign Institute’s provision of rapid public testing and development of a saliva-based test earned it the Governor's Award for Innovation - Academia.

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ASU ignites discovery to conquer COVID-19: the first six months

See a digital flipbook of major developments to fight the pandemic.

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In response to the pandemic crisis, we have converted our state-of-the-art research infrastructure into a fully FDA-approved and clinically certified lab capable of performing thousands of COVID-19 tests per day.

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