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Testing Communication Toolkit | CDC

Facebook Sample Messages Did you know? There are two types of tests that detect a current COVID-19 infection: a nucleic…

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What You Should Know About COVID-19 Testing in Schools

As schools go back to in-person learning, some may offer regular COVID-19 testing for students and staff. This means testing…

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Questions & Answers on School Testing

Do you have questions about the free COVID-19 Testing Program at [school name]? Below are answers to questions you may…

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School Testing for COVID-19 | CDC

Communication Toolkit for Schools This toolkit includes materials that school administrators can use to teach parents, students, and staff about…

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HHS Delivers Funding to Expand Testing Capacity for States, Territories, Tribes | CDC Online Newsroom

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is delivering $11 billion in new funding to support testing for COVID-19….

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HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing | CDC Online Newsroom

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specifies what additional data must be…

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Testing Demand Keeps CDC Lab Fellow on the Go

Since January, laboratory scientist Jesica Jacobs has helped with testing programs in four states and the Pacific island of Saipan….

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Assessment and Testing| Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Post-COVID Conditions

Laboratory Testing At this time, no laboratory test can definitively distinguish post-COVID conditions from other etiologies, in part due to…

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Guidance for Healthcare Workers about COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing

See considerations and recommendations for health departments supporting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in communities, schools, workplaces, and healthcare settings. Source link

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Interim Guidance for Use of Pooling Procedures in SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic, Screening, and Surveillance Testing

What is pooling? Pooling—sometimes referred to as pool testing or pooled testing—means combining respiratory samples from several people and conducting one…