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title: "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"
description: COLA Inc. has extended its partnership with the CDC through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to provide additional updates and resources to our laboratories and affiliates.
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[CDC Updates](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates)

# [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](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/cdc-updates-covid-19-laboratory-data-reporting-web-page-and-fda-issues-eua-amendment-for-cdc-influenza-sars-cov-2-multiplex-assay-0)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Dec 4, 2020 7:37:45 PM

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