Texas A&M veterinary lab steps up for COVID-19 testing

The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at Texas A&M University has started processing samples for COVID-19 tests for local health care providers, and the lab’s director, veterinarian Bruce Akey, says the lab has more capacity to help. The lab runs tens of thousands of animal tests each year that are similar to COVID-19 tests, but the lab would need a regulatory waiver to run the tests for humans. Click here to read the rest of the story.

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