Miami Airport Rolls Out COVID-19 Detection Program That Uses Dogs

Kenneth Furton, provost and executive vice president of Florida International University, is shown with a COVID-19 detection dog at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on Sept. 8, 2021. Courtesy of Florida International University

The international airport in Florida’s second-largest city is now using dogs that are said to be able to detect COVID-19.

The two canines, Cobra and OneBetta, recently started sniffing employees at Miami International Airport. One is a Belgian Malinois and the other is a Dutch Shepherd.