{"id":677,"date":"2021-03-23T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentrons.com.cn\/?p=677"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T07:02:38","slug":"press-release-pandemic-response-lab-prl-launches-4-u-s-covid-19-testing-hubs-to-get-children-back-to-school-safely-affordably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opentrons.com.cn\/en\/news\/press-release-pandemic-response-lab-prl-launches-4-u-s-covid-19-testing-hubs-to-get-children-back-to-school-safely-affordably\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Pandemic Response Laboratory (PRL) Opens 4 COVID-19 Testing Centers in the U.S. to Help Children Return to School Safely and Affordably"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\nPRL announces school \u201cjoint testing\u201d for as little as $1 per child \u2013 the lowest cost in the country \u2013 to ensure availability and accessibility for all pupils.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
4 hubs: New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Featured on CBS This Morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn how PRL can help your community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
BROOKLYN, NY \u2013 March 23, 2021 \u2013 The Pandemic Response Laboratory (PRL) \u2013 the leading laboratory capable of concurrently conducting mass testing of schools, variant tracking, and individual testing \u2013 today announced the launch of four major national COVID-19 Testing centers to help all children return to the classroom safely. The four centers, operated by Opentrons Labworks Inc., will be located at PRL's existing laboratories in New York City as well as three new laboratories opening in Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory PRL also announced it has a plan to offer centralized testing to its school testing partners for just $25 per test, with results available within 12 hours. Fees are as low as $1 per child for a classroom of 25 students\u2014the lowest lab costs in the nation\u2014ensuring widespread availability of services and fast, accurate results. In addition to schools, PRL\u2019s group testing is open to cities, states, counties and major employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"For most families, the past year has been nearly impossible to get through,\" said Jonathan Brennan-Badal, CEO of Opentrons. \"Pandemic Response Laboratory (PRL) are the solutions American families need to get our children back to school safely, equitably, and efficiently. By using our advanced robotics and cutting-edge genomic sequencing, we can do what no other lab can - provide Lab School Pool offers fast, accurate testing, variant tracking and the lowest costs on the market Testing Services. By offering these low-cost lab services, we provide schools with affordable testing solutions \u2013 regardless of their location or the affluence of the surrounding area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed all of our lives, and New York City has been on the front lines of the battle,\u201d said Dr. Jay Varma, senior advisor for public health in the New York City Mayor\u2019s Office. \u201cWe are extremely grateful for our partnership with the Epidemic Response Laboratory. Without its outstanding work, New York City would not be able to create the largest testing and tracing program in the country, as well as rapid, accurate and affordable testing. Today\u2019s news states that they Plans to make individual and group testing more affordable will have a significant impact on getting children and staff back to school safely.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHaving run one of the largest public health programs in the nation, I can tell you that the expansion of the Pandemic Response Laboratory (PRL) will transform our approach to fighting this deadly virus,\u201d said former California State Director Jennifer Kent. way. \u201d Department of Health Care Services. \"PRL has dramatically improved how testing, variant tracking and school pooling are done \u2014 all in one place, quickly, accurately, and at the lowest cost on the market \u2014 in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Seattle. Testing Increased capacity means we can finally get our children back to school safely and get our society and economy back on a solid footing.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
At each center, PRL works with school testing coordinators and leading health diagnostics companies to collect samples from schools. These samples are then sent to PRL for laboratory school pool testing and variant tracking services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PRL\u2019s tests are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Highly accurate: 25% more sensitive than industry benchmark PCR tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Fast: 99% of PCR results are available in 24 hours or less, compared to the industry average of 48 to 72 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Affordable: PRL offers a range of batch-based testing solutions to its partners, including $25 per group test for up to 25 students, or just $1 per child \u2014 a cost that\u2019s 50 percent less than the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Proven technology: Since October 2020, PRL has processed more than 2 million tests for New Yorkers. PRL now tests more than 120,000 students and educators each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Combined testing is a cost-effective tool that allows schools to broadly test students, faculty, and support staff to quickly determine the presence of COVID-19, then follow up to identify any positive individuals and perform rapid contact tracing and mitigation measure. Genomic sequencing of PRL can also tell schools if dangerous variants are present, providing key information for developing community responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to launching new testing centers in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Seattle, Opentrons is exploring opening labs in other communities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information about the Epidemic Response Laboratory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
PRL leverages Opentrons' advanced robotics technology to provide fast, accurate COVID-19 testing at low cost to government agencies, hospitals, businesses and schools. PRL is also conducting large-scale genome sequencing to track COVID-19 variants and identify potentially dangerous new mutations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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