coronavirus testing supply shortages

Labs Still Do Not Have Supplies for COVID-19 Testing, AACC Survey Finds

July 28, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

A new survey of U.S. clinical laboratories conducted by AACC has found that nearly half of all responding labs still do not have the supplies they need to run COVID-19 tests. AACC presented these findings to the White House Coronavirus Task Force today in a letter that calls on the federal government to take a more active role in alleviating this problem, so that labs can increase their testing capacity in the midst of the virus’s latest surge.

AACC Is Honored to Participate in a New Federal Initiative to Improve COVID-19 Testing Across the U.S.

July 21, 2020 sarah JonasPolicy

We at AACC would like to thank Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, for his leadership in establishing the National Testing Implementation Forum to address the persistent challenges that the U.S. is facing with COVID-19 testing and for inviting us to participate in this initiative.

Georgia Tech Produces Key Components for Coronavirus Test Initiative

April 22, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

With not nearly enough coronavirus tests to go around, researchers usually seeking new scientific insights have reworked their labs to produce the enzymes for 3,000 new tests per day.