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title: CDC Updates SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing Guidance, CMS Revises Enforcement Discretion for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Tests, and FDA Authorizes Pooling for the CDC 2019-nCoV
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 Updates SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing Guidance, CMS Revises Enforcement Discretion for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Tests, and FDA Authorizes Pooling for the CDC 2019-nCoV](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/cdc-updates-sars-cov-2-antigen-testing-guidance-cms-revises-enforcement-discretion-for-sars-cov-2-point-of-care-tests)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Dec 9, 2020 8:30:36 PM

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