12/12/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Offers Help with Performing Point-of-Care Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
Level: Laboratory Advisory
On December 10, 2020, CDC updated the Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing web page to include a new section titled “Help with Performing Point-of-Care Tests.” The new section features CDC educational materials, training resources from test manufacturers, and “Lessons Learned” documents designed to support healthcare providers who perform point-of-care testing for SARS-CoV-2.
Please share this message widely with your networks, particularly your partners and colleagues who are performing these point-of-care tests.
Additional Resources:
- CDC Laboratory Training
- Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
- Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2
- Waived Tests
- COVID-19 Information for Laboratories
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About COVID-19 for Laboratories
- CDC COVID-19 Website
- Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls
- CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
- Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Enter your email address, search for HAN, and sign up
For questions, please contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.
Thank you,
The Laboratory Outreach Communication System
Laboratory Outreach Communication System | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)