4/30/2021: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, May 3 at 3:00 PM ET

Audience: Individuals Performing COVID-19 Testing

Level: Laboratory Update

On Monday, May 3 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET, CDC’s Division of Laboratory Systems will host a call to discuss hot topics and to solicit the laboratory community’s questions about the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls take place every other week and last for one hour. The next call is scheduled for Monday, May 17.

Please see below for agenda and Zoom information. Attendance for this call is limited to 5,000 participants, but audio, transcripts, and slides will be posted online by the following Monday.

To submit a question for consideration, email DLSinquiries@cdc.gov in advance or use the Question & Answer (Q&A) function in Zoom during the call.

For more information, visit the Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call website.

For questions, contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.

Thank you,

The Laboratory Outreach Communication System

Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

LOCS@cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov/locs

Agenda

• Welcome
  • Jasmine Chaitram, CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
• Surveillance Testing of Wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 
  • Amy Kirby, CDC Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
• Investigation of Linked Clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.351 
  • Kenneth Federer, Maryland Department of Health
• FDA Update
  • Tim Stenzel, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)