White Paper
A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19
A new Duke-Margolis report out provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses and other institutions on how to use Covid-19 screening test strategies to operate safely and prevent further spread of the virus. A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19, was developed with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, and aims to be a useful tool to help officials customize screening strategies of asymptomatic people to local circumstances and risk – with a particular focus on higher-risk populations and suppressing community spread.
A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19
Duke-Margolis Authors
Christina Silcox, PhD
Research Director, Digital Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty
Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Director of the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Robert J. Margolis, MD, Professor of Business, Medicine and Policy
Margolis Executive Core Faculty
"Today’s report from @RockefellerFdn & @DukeMargolis emphasizes the critical relationship between degree of community spread and need for testing; smart mitigation policy + smart testing = pandemic control." ADM Brett P. Giroir, Asst Secretary for Health