By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
As the new coronavirus began crippling New Jersey and the rest of the country earlier this year, it became clear the world needed a better COVID-19 test.
The long swabs stuck into people’s noses and throats were uncomfortable and difficult to administer on a mass scale in a deadly pandemic. Within weeks, researchers had a solution — a simpler saliva test that drew praise from the White House and, eventually, the approval of the FDA.
