CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to Speak in Today’s Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call

COLA Inc. extended its engagement in its partnership with the CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) to transmit their public health messages to our laboratories and affiliates. Below is the agenda and link to meeting information about CDC Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who will speak in today’s clinical laboratory COVID-19 response call.

Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls

CDC’s Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) convenes regular calls with clinical laboratories to discuss the nation’s clinical laboratory response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls take place every other Monday at 3:00 PM Eastern time. Audio and transcripts are posted online after each call.

Agenda

April 19, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET

• Welcome
• Jasmine Chaitram, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
• Opening Remarks
• Rochelle Walensky, Director, CDC
• SARS-CoV-2 Variants Update
• Vivien Dugan, CDC Laboratory and Testing Task Force for the COVID-19 Response
• Expansion of U.S. Testing Capacity Using Coordination Hubs
• Ellen Kersh, Testing and Diagnostics Workgroup, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Matthew Humbard, Testing and Diagnostics Workgroup, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)