COVID-19 Response Efforts of Washington State Public Health Laboratory: Lessons Learned
| Autor: | Sung W Choi, Jesica R. Jacobs, Ailyn C Perez-Osorio, Heather P. McLaughlin, Brian C Hiatt, Romesh K Gautom, Christina M. Carlson, Denny Russell, Michelle Holshue |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Washington
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject COVID-19 Testing State (polity) Political science Pandemic Information system medicine Humans Organizational Objectives Program Development media_common business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Public relations United States Management information systems Preparedness Workforce Covid-19/Public Health Preparedness and Response Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S Laboratories business Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Am J Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.2021.306212 |
| Popis: | Laboratory diagnostics play an essential role in pandemic preparedness. In January 2020, the first US case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Washington State. At the same time, the Washington State Public Health Laboratory (WA PHL) was in the process of building upon and initiating innovative preparedness activities to strengthen laboratory testing capabilities, operations, and logistics. The response efforts of WA PHL, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington are described herein—from the initial detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 through the subsequent 2 months. Factors that contributed to an effective laboratory response are described, including preparing early to establish testing capacity, instituting dynamic workforce solutions, advancing information management systems, refining laboratory operations, and leveraging laboratory partnerships. We also report on the challenges faced, successful steps taken, and lessons learned by WA PHL to respond to COVID-19. The actions taken by WA PHL to mount an effective public health response may be useful for US laboratories as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and may help inform current and future laboratory pandemic preparedness activities. |
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