APHL Media Advisories COVID-19 Media Telebriefings APHL is hosting live media telebriefings. Upcoming briefings will be posted here as they are scheduled, and archived versions of past sessions will be uploaded below. To be added to APHL's media contact list or to receive future media advisories, email Michelle Forman at michelle.forman@aphl.org. Archived Briefings: April 14: APHL leaders answered questions about serologic (antibody) testing including the value, challenges and current concerns. View the recording (Passcode: APHLCOVID!9 ). April 23: APHL leaders provided a status update on COVID-19 testing and the public health laboratory response, laboratory capacity and resource needs; discussed serological testing and the role of seroprevalence surveys in helping contain the virus; and the role of the public health laboratory in supporting a broader public health approach to the pandemic. View the recording (Passcode: APHLCOVID!9 ). April 30: In addition to APHL leadership, two public health laboratory directors joined this telebriefing: Dr. Denise Toney from Virginia and Dr. Megan Crumpler from Orange County, CA. Dr. Toney and Dr. Crumpler will address the status of testing in their jurisdictions, challenges they are facing and what is needed to achieve testing goals. View the recording. May 7: APHL leaders were joined by Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) leadership to present their new joint statement, "Public Health Considerations: Serologic Testing for COVID-19." Organizational leaders discussed the value of serology (antibody tests) in the public health response to COVID-19 as well as the limitations and challenges. View the recording (Passcode: APHLCOVID!9 ). COVID-19 News Releases Antibody Testing Is Important in COVID-19 Response, But More Data Is Needed to Expand Its Role, May 7, 2020 APHL Applauds Revised FDA Policy on Serology Tests for COVID-19, May 4, 2020 Nation's Public Health Leaders Urge President Trump to use All Available Authorities to Quickly Produce Testing Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment, April 10, 2020 Coronavirus Stimulus Provides Key Investments in Public Health, March 27, 2020 APHL and Partners: COVID Aid Package Provides Much Needed Funding for Data Modernization, March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Testing Needs to Be Limited to Priority Groups Until Sufficient Testing Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment is Available Nationwide, March 20, 2020 APHL: Expanding Testing Capacity for COVID-19 Greatly Bolsters US Public Health Response, Feb. 29, 2020 APHL and Partners Urge Emergency Funding to Bolster Novel Coronavirus Response, Feb. 24, 2020 Media Statement on Novel Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Declaration from APHL Executive Director Scott Becker, Jan. 31, 2020 Responding to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Emerging in Wuhan, China, Jan. 24, 2020 Find all APHL News Releases on the APHL Blog. About APHL The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) represents over 120 state and local governmental public health, environmental and agricultural laboratories—known as public health laboratories—from every state, US territory and the District of Columbia, as well as many city and regions. Learn More About Public Health Laboratories Public health laboratories are America's first line of defense against a wide range of health threats—including COVID-19. These labs perform diagnostic testing and disease surveillance, and form the backbone of a national laboratory network that responds to novel strains of disease, natural disasters, chemical spills, foodborne outbreaks and other health emergencies. Learn More Resources APHL BrochurePublic Health Lab Fact Sheet From the APHL Blog It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again.