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This website reflects public health recommendations from 2020-2022
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State Testing Targets: Jan 1, 2021

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State Testing Target Update: January 1, 2021 Read NPR Story The nation is at a pivotal moment in the fight against the pandemic. Vaccines are finally starting to roll out, but the virus is spreading...

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Schools and the Path to Zero

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Expert group delivers new guidance for keeping schools open and safe  Translating the latest evidence into clear recommendations, a multi-disciplinary group of experts delivers guidance on how schools...

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Testing Targets: October 1, 2020

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Testing Targets: October 1, 2020 From Diagnostics to Screening for COVID-19: Introducing the U.S. Testing Calculator Brown University School of Public Health and HGHI update state testing targets...

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America Needs to Radically Rethink Our COVID-19 Testing Approach

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America Needs to Radically Rethink Our COVID-19 Testing Approach By Dr. Ashish K. Jha, M.D., MPH, the K.T. Li Professor of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Faculty...

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In April, Congress appropriated $25 billion for coronavirus testing. Where did the money go?

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In April, Congress appropriated $25 billion for coronavirus testing. Where did the money go?

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Path to Zero: Utilizing Interstate Compacts to Unleash Testing Capacity

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Path to Zero: Utilizing Interstate Compacts to Unleash Testing Capacity  Severe testing shortages and processing delays are hampering the COVID-19 response. Here is how to rapidly build the arsenal...

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State Testing Targets: July 6, 2020

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State Testing Targets: July 6, 2020 As COVID-19 outbreaks grow more severe, most U.S. states still fall far short on testing From Mitigation to Suppression: In collaboration with NPR, HGHI is publishing...

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Evidence Roundup: Why positive test rates need to fall below 3%

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Evidence Roundup: Why positive test rates need to fall below 3% By Divya Siddarth, Harvard Safra Center COVID Initiative, Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security,...

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It’s not about being sick: Why we need to test more healthy people to beat this virus

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It’s not about being sick: Why we need to test more healthy people to beat this virus By Ashish K. Jha, HGHI This summer opened with a Memorial Day weekend of crowded beaches, boardwalks and...

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The CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests. Here’s what you need to know

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The CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests. Here’s what you need to know The government’s disease-fighting agency is compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen...

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