2021 LOCS Messages
- Aug 02. 2021 08/02/2021: Lab Alert: Clarifications about the Retirement of the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
- Jul 26. 2021 07/26/2021: Lab Advisory: FDA Authorizes Imported Becton Dickinson Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen Collection (Light Blue Top) Tubes
- Jul 23. 2021 07/23/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, July 26 at 3:00 PM ET
- Jul 21. 2021 07/21/2021: Lab Alert: Changes to CDC RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
- Jul 20. 2021 07/20/2021: Lab Advisory: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classification Updates
- Jul 18. 2021 07/18/2021: Lab Alert: FDA Revokes EUA for Curative SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- Jul 15. 2021 07/15/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Pooling Guidance and Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Web Pages
- Jul 06. 2021 07/06/2021: Lab Advisory: SARS-CoV-2 Variants AY.1 and AY.2 Now Aggregated with Delta Variant B.1.617.2
- Jul 06. 2021 07/06/2021: Lab Alert: Magellan Diagnostics Recalls Several LeadCare Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
- Jul 01. 2021 07/01/2021: Lab Alert: Clinical Laboratory Burkholderia pseudomallei Notification
- Jun 29. 2021 06/29/2021: Lab Update: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classification Changes
- Jun 25. 2021 06/28/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, June 28 at 3:00 PM ET
- Jun 25. 2021 06/25/2021: Lab Update: CDC Publishes New Web Page on Biological Risk Management for Point-of-Care Testing
- Jun 16. 2021 06/16/2021: Lab Update: CDC Updates Guidance for Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Results
- Jun 15. 2021 06/15/2021: Lab Update: CDC Updates COVID-19 Biosafety Guidelines
- Jun 15. 2021 06/15/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Classifies SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.617.2 (Delta) a Variant of Concern
- Jun 15. 2021 06/14/2021: Lab Alert: Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen Collection Tubes in Short Supply
- Jun 14. 2021 06/14/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Launches New COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool
- Jun 11. 2021 06/11/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, June 14 at 3:00 PM ET
- Jun 11. 2021 06/11/2021: Lab Alert: Stop Using Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test
- May 28. 2021 05/28/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Testing Strategies for SARS-CoV-2 Web Page
- May 20. 2021 05/20/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates NAATs and Self-Testing Web Pages
- May 18. 2021 05/18/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Interim Guidance for Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2
- May 14. 2021 05/14/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, May 17 at 3:00 PM ET
- May 05. 2021 05/05/2021: Lab Advisory: SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.617, B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2, and B.1.617.3 Classified as Variants of Interest
- Apr 30. 2021 4/30/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, May 3 at 3:00 PM ET
- Apr 22. 2021 04/22/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Classifies SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.526.1 a Variant of Interest
- Apr 16. 2021 04/16/2021: Lab Update: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to Speak on Upcoming Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call
- Apr 12. 2021 04/09/2021: Lab Advisory: New Guidance for Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Results
- Apr 02. 2021 04/02/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, April 5 at 3:00 PM ET
- Mar 31. 2021 03/31/2021: Lab Update: Upcoming CLIAC Meeting, April 14–15, 2021
- Mar 31. 2021 03/31/2021: Lab Advisory: FDA Publishes New Web Page on Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations on COVID-19 Molecular Tests
- Mar 26. 2021 03/26/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Page on Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs)
- Mar 22. 2021 03/22/2021: Lab Update: CMS Posts FAQ for Reporting Sequencing Results for SARS-CoV-2 Variants
- Mar 22. 2021 03/22/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, March 22 at 3:00 PM ET
- Mar 17. 2021 03/17/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Pages on SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Variant Proportions in the U.S.
- Mar 13. 2021 03/13/2021: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Letter about Potential False Results with Roche cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza Test
- Mar 05. 2021 03/05/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, March 8 at 3:00 PM ET
- Mar 03. 2021 03/03/2021: Lab Advisory: Recent Ebola Virus Outbreaks in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea
- Mar 02. 2021 03/02/2021: Lab Advisory: FDA Issues New Guidance for Evaluating Impact of Viral Mutations on COVID-19 Tests
- Feb 27. 2021 02/27/2021: Lab Update: CDC Updates Interim Guidelines for Collecting and Handling Clinical Specimens for COVID-19 Testing
- Feb 26. 2021 02/26/2021: Lab Update: Laboratories Performing Moderate and High Complexity COVID-19 Testing
- Feb 24. 2021 02/24/2021: Lab Update: Confirm Your LOCS Subscription
- Feb 23. 2021 02/23/2021: Lab Update: COVID-19 Science Update
- Feb 22. 2021 02/19/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, February 22 at 3:00 PM ET
- Feb 05. 2021 02/05/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, February 8 at 3:00 PM ET
- Feb 03. 2021 02/02/2021: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Pages on Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants
- Jan 22. 2021 01/22/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, January 25 at 3:00 PM ET
- Jan 13. 2021 01/13/2021: Lab Advisory: CMS Updates CLIA Surveyor Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Reporting
- Jan 13. 2021 01/13/2021: Lab Advisory: FDA Updates Reporting Guidance, Authorizes Update to IFU for CDC Influenza SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Assay
- Jan 11. 2021 01/11/2021: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and False Negative Results with Molecular Tests
- Jan 08. 2021 01/08/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, January 11 at 3:00 PM ET (Note Updated Zoom Info)
- Jan 06. 2021 01/06/2021: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Communication about Risk of False Results with the Curative SARS-CoV-2 Test for COVID-19
Page last reviewed: August 2, 2021
Content source: Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)