Taking on the Pandemic: Transforming Your Clinical Lab into a COVID-19 Ready Lab Using NGS + RT-qPCRCOVID-19 Data Challenges COVID-19 response has demonstrated great advancements in - Scientific knowledge at a molecular level - Benefits of real-time epidemiology - Positive use of mass communications Reflecting on initial response: - Initial testing response was built around government labs - Subsequent responses were disjointed across suppliers and labs - Assay platforms and reagent supplies were limiting testing Challenges going forward: - Testing capacity is still limiting - Data is varied and imperfect - Data is buried in siloed local systems Next Generation Digital Platforms Next generation digital platforms should be able to provide better integration of the science

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