HealthDay Reports: Is 'Pooled' Coronavirus Testing the Next Step for America?
The pooled approach combines samples from multiple people at once, and would offer a way to minimize the number of tests needed.
Is 'Pooled' Coronavirus Testing the Next Step for America?
FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Large-scale "pooled" testing of Americans could curb the spread of the new coronavirus and allow most people to return to their normal lives within several weeks, a new report suggests.
The findings come as the White House coronavirus task force eyes the strategy as a potential solution to expand testing quickly across the country as cases surge in the South and Midwest.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post late Thursday that White House officials are having "intense discussions" about the new concept. On Friday, the coronavirus task force will hold a media briefing for the first time in nearly two months.