SalivaDirect™ News & Press Releases

YSPH microbiologist Anne Wyllie's creation of the novel diagnostic protocol SalivaDirect dramatically expanded testing access during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Wyllie and the SalivaDirect team are exploring the use of saliva testing for influenza A and B, and for respiratory syncytial virus.

A Yale-led study finds that older adults who had contact with young children daily or every few days were six times more likely to carry the bacteria that causes pneumonia than older adults who had no contact with children.

A new mobile Laboratory-in-a-Van will allow Yale Pathology and Yale School of Public Health officials to bring much-needed testing and other services to underserved Connecticut communities.

Weekly screenings for COVID-19 using at-home saliva tests were feasible and may mitigate outbreaks among children in childcare environments, according to new research by the Yale School of Nursing and Public Health.

Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) second-year student Steph Tan, MPH ’23, found a perfect match for her interest in health policy and research this summer working as an intern in the Washington, D.C. office of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Yale School of Public Health Research Scientist Anne Wyllie, principal investigator for the SalivaDirect Initiative, recently discussed an upcoming conference, the success of SalivaDirect, and its potential future applications.

The SalivaDirect Initiative of the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) will host its first annual conference on July 28-29, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Bringing together laboratory and industry professionals, researchers, and public health leaders, the agenda delves into the evolving role of saliva-based testing as a diagnostic solution for effective, efficient global emergency response efforts and improved public health, now and into the future.

Registration is currently open for the first-annual SalivaDirect Conference, set to take place in the Windy City ofChicago, IL onJuly 28th-29th!

The winners of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today. The Yale School of Public Health’s SalivaDirect Initiative was named a finalist in the Pandemic Response category.