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title: Guidance for Individuals Who Are Waiting for COVID-19 Test Results and CDC Offers Help with Performing Point-of-Care Tests for 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)

# [Guidance for Individuals Who Are Waiting for COVID-19 Test Results and CDC Offers Help with Performing Point-of-Care Tests for SARS-CoV-2](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/guidance-for-individuals-who-are-waiting-for-covid-19-test-results-and-cdc-offers-help-with-performing-point-of-care-tests-for-sars-cov-2)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Dec 14, 2020 7:37:57 PM

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