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 Margolis Center
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