Lab workers are unseen warriors fighting the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, those working in the field of immunology are racing to ramp up serology, or antibody, testing which uses blood samples to help identify who has been infected in the past. And lab professionals working in transfusion medicine are working on plasma donations from people who have already recovered from a confirmed infection.Laboratory professionals have had to make numerous changes to adapt to coronavirus demands.
A pathologist holds a nasal swab from a COVID-19 test kit at the Core Lab in Northwell Health's Center for Advanced Medicine in Lake Success, New York, March 4, 2020.
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