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University of Illinois, IDPH look to school wastewater to detect next COVID-19 outbreak

Name: University of Illinois, IDPH look to school wastewater to detect next COVID-19 outbreak
Uploaded: 2022-09-30T17:15:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Description: The Illinois Department of Public Health announced a new way to test for coronavirus and the flu virus at some elementary and high schools in Illinois. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek explained how students may not even realize it's happening. Call it a school experiment for the sake of public health.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced a new way to test for coronavirus and the flu virus at some elementary and high schools in Illinois. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek explained how students may not even realize it's happening. Call it a school experiment for the sake of public health.