Trump administration eyes new strategy on COVID-19 tests
The Trump administration is eyeing the use of a new strategy that would allow states to dramatically expand their testing capabilities as several areas seek to get coronavirus outbreaks under control.
Public health officials have in recent days discussed the benefits of pool testing, an approach that allows several samples to be tested at once to reduce the time and resources needed to test large groups. Such a strategy could prove helpful to allowing schools to reopen, experts said, and could preserve supplies as states like Texas, Florida and Arizona attempt to rein in spiking case numbers.
Administration officials have been kicking around the use of pool testing, also referred to as batch testing, for some time. But they began discussing it more publicly over the past week.
The Trump administration has yet to outline a national testing plan, instead leaving it to states to determine their own course of action. HHS will outline situations where it is most useful for states to conduct pool testing and offer technical assistance on the approach as needed, HHS spokesperson Mia Heck said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505702-trump-administration-eyes-new-strategy-on-covid-19-tests
(So Trump's thinking about it and may get back to us?)
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