Sodium Citrate blue collection tube shortage

fyi... The FDA just released...

Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen Collection Tube Conservation Strategies – Letter to Health Care and Laboratory Personnel:

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/sodium-citrate-blood-specimen-collection-tube-conservation-strategies-letter-health-care-and

On CDC's LOCS laboratory outreach call today, the FDA spokesperson suggested the shortage will likely last until the end of the year, but ease up as time goes on.