As American Airlines Arena in Miami reopened to fans on January 28, 2021, the Miami Heat utilized dogs it billed as "coronavirus detection dogs" to screen people entering the building.  Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat's executive vice president for business strategy, told CNN Health that When asked about the verasity of the research, Jafarian said "that he originally was skeptical, but found the studies 'compelling' because they reached similar results. He said that the Miami Heat is taking its dog program "very slowly" until it learns more ." The CNN article reported that the dogs were used based upon early studies which are unproven. It also said that "Canine experts emphasize that while research on coronavirus detection dogs appears promising, it's not yet definitive. Studies exploring how reliable dogs are in detecting an active coronavirus infection remain ongoing -- and there are many questions left to answer ."
As American Airlines Arena in Miami reopened to fans on January 28, 2021, the Miami Heat utilized dogs it billed as "coronavirus detection dogs" to screen people entering the building. CNN reported that use of sniffer dogs is based upon early unproven preliminary studies. When asked about the veracity of the research, Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat's executive vice president for business strategy, said "that he originally was skeptical, but found the studies 'compelling' because they reached similar results. He said that the Miami Heat is taking its dog program "very slowly" until it learns more ."
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The CNN article reported that the dogs were used based upon early studies which are unproven. It also said that "Canine experts emphasize that while research on coronavirus detection dogs appears promising, it's not yet definitive. Studies exploring how reliable dogs are in detecting an active coronavirus infection remain ongoing -- and there are many questions left to answer