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Title:
Identifying Operational Challenges and Solutions During the COVID-19 Response Among US Public Health Laboratories
Authors:
Christina Potter, Natasha Kaushal, Kelly Wroblewski, Scott Becker, Jennifer B. Nuzzo
Date posted:
August 02, 2022
Publication type:
Article
Publication:
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
DOI:
10.1097/PHH.0000000000001585
Introduction:
The ability to diagnose and screen for infection is an important component of the US COVID-19 response and is facilitated by public health laboratories (PHLs). Anecdotal media reports and limited case studies have described some of the challenges faced by PHLs during the pandemic, particularly initial challenges related to developing and deploying tests to PHLs, but there has not been a systematic evaluation of the experience of PHLs during the pandemic.
