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Whistleblower allegations of mismanagement incompetence at billion$ coronavirus lab in Santa Clarita
AP from KTLAInternal documents from the PerkinElmer-run lab north of Los Angeles detail alleged problems like contamination causing inconclusive tests, swapped samples and inaccurate results sent to patients, according to records obtained by CBS13 TV in Sacramento.
The news station interviewed current and former lab employees who claim to have found COVID-19 test swabs found in restrooms and witnessed technicians dozing off while processing samples for testing.
PerkinElmer is contracted by the state to process up to 150,000 coronavirus tests daily by March at the lab in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. But records indicate the facility is currently processing an average of fewer than 20,000 daily tests while being paid a contracted rate for 100,000 tests per day, CBS13 reported.
Several internal documents indicate errors, including swapped specimen samples, that led to dozens of inaccurate results that were sent out to patients before the lab learned of the mistakes.
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