METADATA last updated: 2026-03-06 by BA file_name: FL INDEX_Testing Programs and Playbooks Index SHARED.md file_date: 2021-05-21 title: Compilation of Links to Testing Programs and Playbooks - Index SHARED (May 2021) category: various subcategory: external-programs-reports tags: compilation, testing programs source_file_type: gdoc xfile_type: docx gfile_url: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lsLymVsCkU4KMHzpcGr4qheCq72AmtfbHixyGN8Ebo xfile_github_download_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FocusOnFoundationsNonprofit/floodlamp-archive-wip/main/various/external-programs-reports/FL%20INDEX_Testing%20Programs%20and%20Playbooks%20Index%20SHARED.docx pdf_gdrive_url: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lJMDVc_xYGFM6ooIBGRfhw5va45H8wNi pdf_github_url: https://github.com/FocusOnFoundationsNonprofit/floodlamp-archive-wip/blob/main/various/external-programs-reports/FL%20INDEX_Testing%20Programs%20and%20Playbooks%20Index%20SHARED.pdf conversion_input_file_type: docx conversion: pandoc license: CC BY 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ tokens: 2202 words: 604 notes: summary_short: The “Testing Programs and Playbooks” index is a curated compilation of links and brief notes on COVID-19 testing strategies, school surveillance programs, pooled-testing pilots, lab partners, and related guidance (national and state). It’s useful for quickly finding comparable playbooks, vendor/program examples, and operational references when designing or evaluating a testing program. CONTENT ### National Links [https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/National-Strategy-for-the-COVID-19-Response-and-Pandemic-Preparedness.pdf](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/National-Strategy-for-the-COVID-19-Response-and-Pandemic-Preparedness.pdf) [https://covidactiongroup.net/](https://covidactiongroup.net/) [https://www.covidcollaborative.us/](https://www.covidcollaborative.us/) [Rockefeller new plan](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-rockefeller-foundations-new-plan-provides-covid-19-testing-strategy-to-open-all-of-americas-public-schools-by-march-301194114.html) ### CALIF State Testing Lab [https://testing.covid19.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/332/2020/11/CDPH-Valencia-Branch-Laboratory-Playbook.pdf](https://testing.covid19.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/332/2020/11/CDPH-Valencia-Branch-Laboratory-Playbook.pdf) Perkin Elmer lab - sesntive PCR test (swab only based?) Color providing digital - just raised $167M for last mile healthcare CA Safe Schools $2B [https://youtu.be/DmHNwJalkPg?t=1000](https://youtu.be/DmHNwJalkPg?t=1000) Naomi Bardoch point person from UCSF [https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OSPHLD/LFS/Pages/COVID-19Guidance.aspx#](https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OSPHLD/LFS/Pages/COVID-19Guidance.aspx#) [https://testing.covid19.ca.gov/covid-19-testing-task-force-laboratory-list/](https://testing.covid19.ca.gov/covid-19-testing-task-force-laboratory-list/) ### Memphis and Poplar [https://covid19.memphistn.gov/test-to-protect/](https://covid19.memphistn.gov/test-to-protect/) Lists Poplar and 2 other labs [Home swabbing video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs8FMxchFC8) Looks like they are using Steripak swabs [https://dailymemphian.com/article/17167/how-memphis-medical-lab-poplar-healthcare-mobilized-to-right-covid](https://dailymemphian.com/article/17167/how-memphis-medical-lab-poplar-healthcare-mobilized-to-right-covid) Dr. Manoj Jain, a local infectious disease physician, advising the city on its COVID-19 response Jim Sweeney - CEO Poplar [https://www.phc-covid.com/organization/pod-testing/](https://www.phc-covid.com/organization/pod-testing/) ### Ginkgo 5 week pilot 100's [https://twitter.com/jrkelly/status/1341852769918078976](https://twitter.com/jrkelly/status/1341852769918078976) Ned says internall called pooled swabbing "Randy method" Shared them on detailed prodecured for swabbing and on-site pooling (get link) Looks like they are using green shaft cleanroom swabs (\*ask Christina) [https://www.concentricbyginkgo.com/our-plan-to-provide-simple-affordable-testing-to-every-school-in-america/](https://www.concentricbyginkgo.com/our-plan-to-provide-simple-affordable-testing-to-every-school-in-america/) Looks like they are planning this as a sample collection program far beyond their own NGS test "Scalable: Existing labs running individual molecular tests (i.e. PCR) can also run pooled samples. This means pooling could multiply our existing testing capacity by twenty times or more" _X/Twitter Screenshots_ Matt Condon Retweeted Kim Driscoll @MayorDriscoll · Jan 3 Starting tomorrow, thru Jan 6th all @SalemSchoolsk12 students + family members living in the same household are able to participate in FREE COVID-19 testing. This testing is a saliva based model. A sample pic of the test kit is below - it’s super easy - just spit in the tube! _Photos of testing kits, before and after usage_ Matt Condon @condonmatt · Dec 24, 2020 @Ginkgo Bioworks Launches COVID-19 Pooled Classroom Testing Pilot for K-12 Schools. Collins Middle @cmshappenings was one of the first schools to provide testing for our scholars. @SalemSchoolsk12 @SzrikeSPS #LEGACY 🦨 Ginkgo Bioworks Launches COVID-19 Pooled Clas… /PRNewswire/ – Today Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, announced the launch of its pil… prnewswire.com Dueling projects, Salem has connections ### NSV [https://www.glenbard87.org/covid-19-surveillance-faq/](https://www.glenbard87.org/covid-19-surveillance-faq/) [https://www.safeguardscreeningllc.com/](https://www.safeguardscreeningllc.com/) Ed Campbell saliva LAMP testing company ### JCMA provides software and logistics solution for school testing, takes care of running entire program and delivers tubes to labs to run [Google Doc on JCMA](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGp-SwfV8PWSnnsy_t4GnQydNxCyQUOGnByHy52Z1mw/edit?usp=sharing) ### Darwin Biosceinces Colorado ### O'Connor [https://openresearch.labkey.com/wiki/Coven/page.view?name=field-testing](https://openresearch.labkey.com/wiki/Coven/page.view?name=field-testing) [https://openresearch.labkey.com/wiki/Coven/page.view?name=antigen\_testing\_schools](https://openresearch.labkey.com/wiki/Coven/page.view?name=antigen_testing_schools) ### Wellesley Schools in Mass [https://wellesleyps.org/viral-testing/](https://wellesleyps.org/viral-testing/) “WPS COVID-19 Pool Surveillance Testing” *“DO YOUR PART: Help Schools Start & Stay in Person”* Contracted with [Mirimus Saliva Clear website](https://www.salivaclear.com/) Once a week, on a designated morning, each staff member and student picks up their barcoded SalivaClear sample collection kit from school. They register it via a Google Form, entering in their barcode number and their consent agreement. They then **self-collect** their saliva sample (guided by visual and video instruction materials), seal it, and immediately return it to the school staff. The samples are then transported to a Mirimus clinical lab, where they are **pooled and tested the same day**. Any pools that test positive will be immediately retested at a pool level of 2 samples. The school is notified of any pair of samples that contains a positive result, and the 2 people in that pair are directed to obtain a physician’s order for a diagnostic COVID test. The diagnostic tests may be performed by Mirimus (which uses the [MeentaSafe reporting platform](https://marketplace.meenta.io/)) or by another clinical lab. ### Mirimus [Mirimus Saliva Clear website](https://www.salivaclear.com/) uses the [MeentaSafe reporting platform](https://marketplace.meenta.io/) ### Mass Schools [Massachusetts Dept of Education Memo - Jan 8](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nyWydcwPYk9sM5kbzpk2WDA0ZELwS7wD1reLOcoXWII/edit?usp=sharing) [https://covidedtesting.com/pooled-testing-in-watertown-public-schools](https://covidedtesting.com/pooled-testing-in-watertown-public-schools) ### UnitedHealth Group Visby School Pilot ### UnitedHealth Group Calculator and Plans [https://calculator.unitedinresearch.com/complex\_dashboard](https://calculator.unitedinresearch.com/complex_dashboard) ### Rockefeller [Rockefeller - Dec20 Plan SHARED](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15I8sCoo7J_-jg4P9Emdygejyw3CHxlwZ/view?usp=sharing) [Covid-19 Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools: Early Lessons from Six Pilot Sites](https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/covid-19-antigen-testing-in-k-12-schools-early-lessons-from-six-pilot-sites/) ### ICGEB NEB Gates LAMP project in Africa [https://www.icgeb.org/gates-foundation-to-fund-icgeb-collaboration-with-new-england-biolabs/](https://www.icgeb.org/gates-foundation-to-fund-icgeb-collaboration-with-new-england-biolabs/) [https://www.icgeb.org/icgeb-cape-town-covid-19-diagnostic-testing-activities/](https://www.icgeb.org/icgeb-cape-town-covid-19-diagnostic-testing-activities/) [https://www.icgeb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Protocol002\_Covid19\_RT\_qPCR.pdf](https://www.icgeb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Protocol002_Covid19_RT_qPCR.pdf) [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/29/coronavirus-testing-chief-says-no-way-on-earth-us-can-test-5-million-a-day.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/29/coronavirus-testing-chief-says-no-way-on-earth-us-can-test-5-million-a-day.html) ### Recent Papers [Curative NP Comparison](https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.26.21250523v1.full.pdf) [BinaxNow MD DPH](https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.09.21249499v1)