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Rutgers Scientist Who Developed First
Covid-
19 Saliva Test Dies Suddenly, 51
Rutgers University research professor Andrew Brooks, who played an integral role in the development of the first approved COVID-19 saliva test, died suddenly over the weekend. Brooks died on Saturday, Jan. 23. He was 51 years old. Gov. Phil Murphy remembered Brooks, affectionately known as Andy, as an unsung hero of New Jersey. "You may remember that name," Murphy said during Monday's COVID-19 briefing. "Why? Because last year in the frenetic early days of the pandemic, he led development of the... so-called spit or saliva test. "[It was] the first test to be put into use anywhere i…