A special edition of the JCTLM Newsletter focuses on the reliability of measurements in COVID-19 diagnostics:

• JCTLM Special Issue: Member and Stakeholder Activities on COVID-19

The Newsletter summarizes articles submitted by JCTLM Members and Stakeholders presenting their work on the reliability of COVID-19 diagnostic measurements - including reference materials, reference measurement methods, interlaboratory comparisons and relevant research, publications and seminars.

The Newsletter also includes a report on a special CCQM webinar, held on 7 July 2020. Presentations during the webinar included:

• Review of diagnostic modalities involved in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Prof. Jacob Moran-Gilad
• International proficiency testing scheme results with molecular diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 - Prof. Heinz Zeichhardt
• SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing and what we can learn from interlaboratory studies - Prof. Michael Neumaier
• The development and assessment of COVID-19 serological platforms - Dr Michael A. Drebot

Webinar programme: Ensuring the reliability of measurements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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