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SHIELD ILLINOIS

SHIELD Illinois was the University of Illinois System’s initiative to make our innovative covidSHIELD saliva-based COVID-19 test available to K-12 schools, colleges and universities, companies and the public across the state of Illinois.

 

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The SHIELD Illinois story (.pdf)

UIUC Library COVID-19 Documentation Project (audio and video)

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KEEPING SCHOOLS OPEN

We helped more than 1,700 schools, colleges and universities across the state so students could continue getting a quality education and keep learning on track.

LEARN HOW

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ENSURING SAFER COMMUNITIES

We had community testing locations statewide through partnerships with government, community colleges, and non-profit organizations that made free testing convenient and fast.

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GETTING ILLINOIS BACK TO WORK

Business and industries worked with us to provide testing for their employees to minimize outbreaks and reduce staff downtime, so we could all get back on the job and back in business.

LEARN MORE

SHIELD Illinois news archive

 

OUTSIDE ILLINOIS

 

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Organizations and schools outside the state of Illinois were able to partner with Shield T3 to provide test, tell, target solutions to keep their community safe.

Shield T3 winds down operations