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The Increasing Community Access to Testing, Treatment, and Response Program - A Model for Future Public Health
Thomas C Tsai1,2, Eric Yu3, Andrew Godoshian4
1Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract:
Rapid distribution of diagnostic testing and countermeasures in community settings is a persistent challenge during pandemics. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) public health emergency, the Increasing Community Access to Testing, Treatment, and Response program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided free Covid-19 testing through retail pharmacies. The program enabled timely diagnosis for uninsured individuals and maintained a robust pharmacy network with the capacity to serve the entire U.S. population. This public-private partnership model can be employed for future public health emergency response, surveillance, research, and prevention.
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