Question: What does the CDC international reagent resource do?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For All Laboratories: Test Developers
What is NIH's BEI Resources Repository?
section_content: BEI Resources Repositoryexternal
icon was established by the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseasesexternal
icon at the National Institutes of Health to
provide reagents, tools, and information for studying Category A, B, and
Cexternal icon priority pathogens, emerging infectious diseaseexternal
icon agents, non-pathogenic microbes, and other microbiological
materials of relevance to the research community including diagnostic
developers. Centralizing these functions within BEI Resources facilitates
access to these materials by the scientific community and ensures quality
control of the reagents.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Does not discuss the specific reagent resource mentioned in the question.
This answer barely even talked about the reagents, much less what they do.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For Clinical Laboratories: Ordering Supplies
How do I obtain reagents for the CDC EUA real-time RT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2?
section_content: Clinical laboratories can purchase reagents for the CDC EUA real-time RT-PCR
primers and probes from Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) or Biosearch
Technologies. CDC has posted a list of approved reagents and acceptable lots
on the CDC COVID-19 website .
Clinical laboratories also can purchase commercially developed viral tests
with an EUA from the manufacturer.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Mentions reagents but doesn't explicitly describe the international reagent resource.
This talked about the agents, but more about how to get them.  It didn't answer about what they did.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For Public Health Laboratories: Ordering Supplies
What Is CDC's International Reagent Resource (IRR)?
section_content: The International Reagent Resourceexternal
icon (IRR) was established by
CDC more than 10 years ago. It provides registered users with reagents, tools,
and information for studying and detecting influenza virus and other
pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. IRR is primarily a resource used for
procuring pathogen test components and assembling, qualifying, and
distributing these kits for use in CDC-directed public health activities. This
resource supports detection and characterization of pathogens, which will aid
in informing interventions. By centralizing these functions within IRR, access
to and use of these materials in the scientific and public health community is
monitored and quality control of the reagents is assured.
To support health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic, IRR has expanded
to provide more products needed for viral testing, including numerous
commercially produced Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) assays. IRR is managed
under a CDC contract by American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides a clear explanation of what the International Reagent Resource is.
This answer talks about reagents a little, but there is no information about what they can do.

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