Scientific Basis for Pooled

Surveillance Testing

Read about the scientific basis of the rationale HERE.

What is pooled testing?

  • Weekly COVID-19 PCR testing for all people who learn or work in our buildings on a voluntary basis

  • Pooled testing means combining respiratory samples from several people and running a single laboratory PCR test on the combined pool


Case study:

Learn how pooled testing has worked at Duke University.

The published study on which this article is based is available online here.