PR Newswire | Feb 16, 2021 12:52PM EST

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02/16 11:51 CST

Quest Diagnostics To Speak At Citi's 2021 Healthcare Services, Medtech, Tools & HCIT Virtual Conference SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 16, 2021

SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at Citi's 2021 Healthcare Services, Medtech, Tools, & HCIT Virtual Conference. Mark Guinan, Executive Vice President & CFO will discuss the company's vision, goals, and capital deployment strategies. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The presentation will be webcast live during the conference and will be available on the company's investor relations page which can be accessed at ir.QuestDiagnostics.com. In addition, the archived webcast will be available within 48 hours after the conclusion of the live event and will remain available until March 26, 2021.

About Quest DiagnosticsQuest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.

About COVID-19 testing at Quest DiagnosticsQuest Diagnostics is?at the forefront of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, working to broaden access to laboratory insights to help us all lead healthier lives. We provide both molecular?diagnostic and antibody?serology?tests to?aid in?the diagnosis of COVID-19 and immune response.? Our?COVID-19 test services?are based on?tests?that have received FDA emergency use authorization?and which also?meet our high standards for quality.?We are providing these test services under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act.

We provide?data on?COVID-19?testing?to various federal and state public health authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and participate in studies with government and private institutions,?aiding?COVID-19?public health response and research. Through?our team of?dedicated?phlebotomists, air fleet team, couriers and?laboratory professionals, Quest Diagnostics?works hard every day to help patients and communities across the United States access quality?COVID-19 testing.?

The antibody tests and the molecular tests (together "All tests") have not been FDA cleared or approved; All tests have been authorized by FDA under EUAs for use by authorized laboratories; The antibody tests have been authorized only for the detection of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens; The molecular tests have been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from SARSCoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and, All tests are only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. ? 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.

For more information about the latest developments with our COVID-19 testing, visit: newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates

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