The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced it has issued an emergency use authorization that allows the laboratory Quest Diagnostics to pool samples from up to four individuals to test for COVID-19.
This is the first COVID-19 diagnostic test in the United States to be authorized for use with pooled samples, the agency said in a statement.
The FDA last month published guidance for developers that want to make and use tests for pooled samples. Fauci also touted the strategy during a Senate committee hearing, saying pool testing for coronavirus could be a useful tool as schools look to reopen in the fall. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, also spoke about how pool testing can improve the country's testing capacity.
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