This week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report examining the advantages, limitations and status of certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests, including reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction tests, point-of-care tests and next generation sequencing tests. The report also identified situations in which split-pool testing and wastewater surveillance can provide advantages beyond individual diagnostic testing methods. (NASEM news release, 11/9/20)
