Identifying Operational Challenges and Solutions During the COVID-19 Response Among US Public Health Laboratories.

ABSTRACT:

Context

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.

Objective

To document challenges and lessons learned experienced by local and state PHLs during the COVID-19 pandemic to support generation of best practices for current and future similar emergencies.

Design, setting, and participants

From February to June 2021, researchers conducted 24 interviews with 68 lea

SUBMITTER: Potter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528931 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature