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Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

NEW YORK (AP) — As the vard University researcher
coronavirus epidemic focused on use of testing
worsens, U.S. health experts to track disease.
hope Joe Biden's admin- Some experts say the lack
istration will put in place of such a system is one rea-
something Donald Trump's son for the current national
has not — a comprehen- explosion in cases, hospital-
sive national testing strat- izations and deaths.
egy. "If we'd had a more robust
Such a strategy, they say, approach and testing was
could systematically check scaled up as one of the
more people for infections tools, I think much of this
and spot surges before third surge would would
they take off. The health have been avoidable,"
experts say it would be an said Dr. Grant Colfax, direc-
improvement from the cur- tor of the San Francisco De-
rent practice, which has partment of Public Health.
professional athletes and There are differing opinions
students at elite universities on what such a strategy
getting routine tests while should look like, but many
many other Americans experts say rapid and at-
stand in line for hours — if home tests should be used
they get tested at all. so Americans can check
"We have had no strategy themselves and stay away
for this virus. Our strategy from others if they test posi- People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at a testing site in the North Hollywood section of Los
has been no strategy," said tive. Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.
Dr. Michael Mina, a Har- Continued on next page Associated Press