coronavirus, potentially allowing more Americans to be tested using fewer resources. Pool testing for COVID-19 could help Canada reopen.
Here’s what it is One company, Quest Diagnositics, has been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) allowing its test to be used with a batch of specimens at a time — up to four different swabs.If the overall sample comes back positive, then the individuals in the pool are retested in order to determine who has COVID-19.“This EUA for sample pooling is an important step forward in getting more COVID-19 tests to more Americans more quickly while preserving testing supplies,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M.