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Lab Workers: Abbott’s Fast Coronavirus Test Could Make Us Sick

Lab Workers: Abbott’s Fast Coronavirus Test Could Make Us Sick

Lab staff say stresses are mounting over the security of a quick coronavirus test by Abbott Laboratories that President Donald Trump has more than once commended—especially, the danger of contamination to those taking care of it.

Trump and government wellbeing authorities have advanced the simplicity with which the Abbott test can be given to patients, regardless of whether at a drive-through…

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Lab Workers: Abbott’s Fast Coronavirus Test Could Make Us Sick

Lab Workers: Abbott’s Fast Coronavirus Test Could Make Us Sick

Lab staff say stresses are mounting over the security of a quick coronavirus test by Abbott Laboratories that President Donald Trump has more than once commended—especially, the danger of contamination to those taking care of it.

Trump and government wellbeing authorities have advanced the simplicity with which the Abbott test can be given to patients, regardless of whether at a drive-through…

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Super Lab Teams, unite!

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Are You Prepared for the Top 5 Laboratory Hazards?

To generate awareness and offer safeguards for laboratory workers, here's a list of the top 5 laboratory hazards.

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So I don't work at Presby, but I do work at another hospital in the DFW area. So this is definitely pretty close to home. Best wishes for the patient, the healthcare workers, and any others who could have been exposed. 

I'm sure many of you have seen this in your work e-mail, but for those who haven't, here's the CDC's recommendations for dealing with ebola samples/patients: 

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/interim-guidance-specimen-collection-submission-patients-suspected-infection-ebola.html

PS- if I have any followers that work at Presby, I'd love to hear from you. You can stay anon, obviously, but I'd love an inside scoop :)