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Evaluation of inactivation of saliva samples at 65°C. (a) A comparison of room temperature and 65°C incubations on the viability of (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E-6 cells with or without inactivation reagent. (b) A comparison of RNA recovery from encapsulated inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virions in saliva at 95°C for 5 minutes and 65°C for 10 minutes.
