Customer Experience

ShieldT3 offers COVID testing machines

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September 14, 2022

Shield T3, a spinoff company of the University of Illinois System's Discovery Partners Institute, has introduced vending machines stocked with more than 300 of its saliva-based PCR tests for COVID-19, according to a press release.

Students activate the machines with their smartphones by scanning a QR code at no cost to the student. The machines come with a drop box, so a user can collect a sample and submit the test immediately.

Shield T3 provides results within 24 hours via text message and email. Universities are currently paying $20 to $40 per test for this service including the cost of the vending machine.

College administrators are able to access the test demand and positive results rate data remotely via an online dashboard.