APHL Welcomes Biden Administration’s Boost to COVID-19 Testing Strategy
For immediate release Statement from APHL CEO, Scott J. Becker Silver Spring, MD, March 17, 2021 – Today the US Department of Health and Human…
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APHL enables public health reporting of Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 test results via the NAVICA app
For Immediate Release APHL enables public health reporting of Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 test results via the NAVICA app Silver Spring, Maryland, March 2, 2021 —…
Q&A with Dr. Ren Salerno, Director of the Division of Laboratory Systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reynolds “Ren” Salerno, PhD, is Director of the Division of Laboratory Systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A lot has happened since…
APHL applauds Biden actions to bolster testing, public health response to pandemic
For Immediate Release Silver Spring, Maryland, January 21, 2021 — The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) welcomed actions taken today by President Joe Biden…
APHL issues recommendations to improve pandemic testing strategy
For Immediate Release Silver Spring, Maryland, January 15, 2021 — Today the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) issued recommendations to improve testing for the…
APHL applauds incoming Biden administration’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ investments in pandemic testing and public health
Statement from APHL CEO, Scott J. Becker Silver Spring, MD, January 14, 2021 — “The American Rescue Plan announced today by the incoming Biden administration will…
Amid fear and sadness, dedication to serve the public’s health is our hopeful path forward
By Scott J. Becker, CEO A deeply challenging 2020 reinforced the importance of public health as a cornerstone of individual, community, social, economic and political…
Making Sense of the COVID-19 Data Story
by Rachel Shepherd, specialist, Informatics When COVID-19 cases began hitting the United States at a rapid rate in early 2020, public health was faced with…
New Lab Matters: Public health laboratory leadership in the 21st century
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit public health laboratories everywhere with an unforgiving combination of intense demands, logistical challenges and heightened scrutiny from officials and the…
Whole Genome Sequencing Used to Trace COVID-19 Outbreaks
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2 by public health laboratories, in collaboration with epidemiologists, can provide vital information about the…