CDC Offers New COVID-19 Specimen Collection Infographics and Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Guidance for Expanded Screening Testing to Reduce Silent Spread of SARS-CoV-2

COLA is engaged with the CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to transmit their public health messages to our COLA laboratories and affiliates. Below are links to the most recent messages about new CDC COVID-19 specimen collection infographics and new published CDC guidance for expanded screening testing to reduce the silent spread of SARS-CoV-2.

CDC Offers New COVID-19 Specimen Collection Infographics

CDC recently published two new infographics for performing nasopharyngeal (NP) and nasal mid-turbinate (NMT) specimen collection in the Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens for COVID-19. Healthcare providers can use these infographics as a resource when collecting specimens for COVID-19 testing.

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CDC Publishes New Guidance for Expanded Screening Testing to Reduce Silent Spread of SARS-CoV-2

On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, CDC published a new Guidance for Expanded Screening Testing to Reduce Silent Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Web page.

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