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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories and State of New Jersey Provide Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

BioReference offers COVID-19 testing for first five NJ drive-through testing facilities in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hudson, Ocean and Union BioReference to participate in NJ press conference on Friday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., March 20, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), today announced a collaboration […]

Meet the 2021 New York CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards Finalists

Crain’s New York With support from Crain’s New York Business, NewYorkCIO will honor the CIOs who are driving innovation and transforming Greater New York’s leading organizations at the upcoming NewYorkCIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. The Awards will take place virtually on November 19th. The finalists are below: Finalists have been named in six categories: Super […]

Vaccines alone won’t end Covid. Biden’s new testing strategy could help finish the job.

Politico The administration wants to shift focus from diagnosing people who suspect they’re infected to regularly screening millions of Americans at school or work. The Biden administration is trying to transform the United States’ Covid-19 testing system — shifting focus from diagnosing people who suspect they’re infected to regularly screening millions of Americans at school […]

Vaccines alone won’t end Covid. Biden’s new testing strategy could help finish the job.

Politico The administration wants to shift focus from diagnosing people who suspect they’re infected to regularly screening millions of Americans at school or work. The Biden administration is trying to transform the United States’ Covid-19 testing system — shifting focus from diagnosing people who suspect they’re infected to regularly screening millions of Americans at school […]

New Rapid COVID Testing Sites In New York City Expected To Accelerate Reopening

CBS 2 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s anticipation and excitement for families who will soon be able to see loved ones living in nursing homes in New York. This announcement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo also included big news about rapid testing, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported Friday. “I believe reopening is going to be accelerated by testing,” Cuomo said. More places in New […]

OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Announces New York City Schools COVID-19 Testing Program

The COVID-19 testing program will test principals, teachers and staff in preparation for a safer back-to-school environment ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., September 2, 2020 — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today began testing New York City principals, teachers and other staff for COVID-19, across the five boroughs, in preparation for a safer back-to-school environment. Through a […]

MagnaCare and BioReference Laboratories Bring COVID-19 Antibody Testing to New York Labor Groups

Collaboration supports return-to-work planning for key workforce groups NEW YORK (May 18, 2020) – MagnaCare today announced a collaboration with BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), to bring COVID-19 antibody testing to their Labor clients in the New York metropolitan area. Through this collaboration with BioReference, MagnaCare will offer on-site antibody blood […]

Rite Aid Opens Newest Covid-19 On-Site Testing Site in Richmond, VA

25 Self-Swab Testing Sites Now Open Across Delaware, Idaho, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia CAMP HILL, Pa. (April 21, 2020) – Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) continues to expand COVID-19 testing sites with its 25th location opening on Thursday, April 23, in Richmond, Va., through its partnership with the U.S. Department of […]

I work at a coronavirus drive-thru testing site in New York. Here’s what a 12-hour shift looks like

CNBC As a phlebotomist at Northwell Health, a New York-based non-profit healthcare provider, my job is to draw blood from people, ensuring that the right amount is taken and that everything is properly labeled. Like everyone else in this field, I’m comfortable around blood, needles and test tubes. But recently, I had to be OK with something […]

New York offers drive-through COVID-19 tests to address lag

The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state opened its first drive-through coronavirus testing center Friday in hard-hit New Rochelle, aiming to break a testing bottleneck that Gov. Andrew Cuomo called a crisis. The six-lane testing center will soon handle 500 people a day, with priority given to residents of the New York […]