Man's Best Friend Is Being Trained to Sniff Out COVID and It Could Be the Next Test You Need to Pass

Man's Best Friend Is Being Trained to Sniff Out COVID and It Could Be the Next Test You Need to Pass

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A growing body of research is showing that dogs can sniff out Covid-19, including people without symptoms. These dogs can be trained relatively quickly and have a pretty good success rate, sometimes doing better than rapid antigen tests. Some companies and countries are now getting ready to deploy these pups to help screen large amounts of people quickly for things like sporting events and more. Ruth Bender, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how dogs can detect the coronavirus.

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