Flu.Watch - Influenza News and Updates
Reports on the Coronavirus and Influenza Around the World
  • Home
  • Updates
Navigation:Main Page > Updates > Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Breaking News

More countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears: What we know so far
Hungary Pays $36 Per Dose for Chinese Vaccine
Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses
Emergent BioSolutions says it can make 1 billion Covid vaccine doses annually

Updates

Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

EditorCenters for Disease Control and PreventionApril 7, 2020

Revisions were made on April 2, 2020 to reflect the following:

  • Clarify the allowance for other swab types with new data and to align with FDA guidance

Revisions were made on March 24, 2020 to reflect the following:

  • Allowance for self- or healthcare worker-collected nasal swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swab is not possible
  • Allowance for self- or healthcare worker-collected nasal turbinate swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swab is not possible
  • Updated infection control link to COVID-specific guidance

Revisions were made on March 21, 2020 to reflect the following:

Revisions were made on March 19, 2020 to reflect the following:

  • Allowance for OP swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swabs are not available.
  • Standard operating procedure for public health labs to create their own viral transport media pdf icon[5 pages] in accordance with …continued .
    [Original Source: CDC]

Related Posts

More countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears: What we know so far

Updates /

More countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears: What we know so far

Hungary Pays $36 Per Dose for Chinese Vaccine

Updates /

Hungary Pays $36 Per Dose for Chinese Vaccine

Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses

Updates /

Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses

‹ Wisconsin Election Back On For Tuesday In The Middle Of A Pandemic› CDC’s first national data showing coronavirus’ impact on children
April 2021
MTWTFSS
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930 
« Mar  

Flu Watch Monthly Archives

  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020

Browse by Popular Tag

Business InsiderBuzzFeedCBS NewsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCNBCCNNFox NewsHuffington PostNew York TimesThe GuardianWashington PostWorld Health OrganizationYahoo News

Back to Top

  • Main Page
  • Updates
  • DMCA / Copyright
(c) 2020 Flu.Watch