This is a prospective quantitative study evaluating the utility of a novel method of saliva collection for COVID-19 testing.~Primary Objective~To determine the performance characteristics of oral lollipop swabs compared to Nasal Pharyngeal (NP) swabs for diagnosing COVID-19 via PCR molecular testing.~Secondary Objectives~To identify clinical characteristics of patients when there are discordant results for NP and oral lollipop test results.
This study is being done to see if collecting saliva samples with a lollipop collection method works as well as nasopharyngeal samples for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. 225 COVID-positive participants aged 4 years and above admitted to a hospital in the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area will be enrolled over a 6 month period.