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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a new tool for Americans to use to determine whether or not they should get tested for COVID-19.
The When To Test Calculator for Individuals was developed by the agency's Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.
It uses factors such as vaccination status, protective measures taken by the user and rates of spread where a person lives to recommend testing.
The website also includes resources on how testing works, where and how to get tested and other frequently asked questions.
'By responding to just a few prompts, the new individual impact calculator indicates whether a person should get a test - now or soon,' an NIH press release reads.
The NIH launched its new When To Test Calculator for Individuals this week, using factors such as vaccination status, protective measures taken by the user and rates of spread in a community to recommend whether or not to get tested (file image)
Users begin by entering the state and county in which they live, or checking a box indicating they live in a U.S. territory or outside the country.
Next, the calculator asks if a person is fully vaccinated, meaning more than
