Verily’s Baseline COVID-19 Program allows users to enter information online to triage into testing based on risk guidelines developed by public health authorities. Those who need additional appointments can self-schedule online to avoid crowding COVID-19 testing sites. The site also facilitates the users receiving test results.
Rite Aid and HHS have partnered to operate 25 testing sites and the Baseline COVID-19 Program will help make testing for individuals at that site more efficient. The program can also enable high-quality information collection to help public health officials respond better to the crisis and ease restrictions appropriately.
“Experts note that continued testing is critical for containing and managing the COVID-19 pandemic until a vaccine is widely available,” according to an announcement from Verily. “Our work is part of a broader effort to help scale testing through a spectrum of collaborations and initiatives involving government and industry partners.”
In California, the Baseline COVID-19 Program has screened more than 150,800 individuals and facilitated testing for 19,500 of those individuals as of April 24.
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