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Our commitment
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is committed to working with our communities as we all face the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since early 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers and experts have provided expertise to guide the public health response, and our clinical staff has been on the front lines providing lifesaving care for patients with COVID-19.
Learn more about our COVID-19 testing.
Results that matter
We're dedicated to our patients' health and well-being,
and proud of the outstanding outcomes we achieve.
*Data current as of 1/21/21
3,584,692
Molecular tests performed
9
COVID-19 testing platforms implemented
259,095
serology tests performed
24/7
support from Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists




COVID testing
Mayo Clinic Laboratories provides testing and associated support for our clients around the world as they manage the ongoing effects of COVID-19. We offer a comprehensive menu of COVID-19 and related testing, including molecular (PCR) testing to diagnose active COVID-19 infection, serology testing to identify people who previously had COVID-19 or have active immunity, and COVID-19/influenza multiplex testing.
Expertise
Mayo Clinic researchers and experts have played a key role in the global response to COVID-19—from developing and deploying testing, to providing up-to-date information to the public, to advising government and businesses on the best ways to keep people safe.


Newsroom
Featuring Mayo Clinic Laboratories in the news, as well as the latest COVID-19 podcasts and articles. Keep up to date on testing developments and scientific advances.
COVID-19 focused podcasts
Mayo Clinic experts share their knowledge on the state of testing, vaccines, treatments, and more. Podcasts are hosted by Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic's Division of Clinical Microbiology.
Resources
Access COVID-19 resources, reference guides, educational content, FAQs, and more.

The Latest

Beginning Jan. 26, all air travelers entering the U.S. from other countries will need a negative COVID-19 test result before they can board their flights.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., tackle myths surrounding COVID vaccines and talk about where to find reliable vaccine information.

Dr. Matthew Binnicker addresses the dramatic decrease in flu cases, and the corresponding drop in serious illness and death related to influenza, seen throughout the country this year.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss potential health care reform and other changes that could affect laboratory medicine in U.S. in the coming years.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is carefully monitoring the emergence of two new variants of SARS-CoV-2 ― the virus that causes COVID-19 ― in the U.S. One variant is from the U.K. and one variant is from South Africa.