To the Community:

We know for certain that wide-scale testing, vaccinations and masking are the critical path out of this Covid-19 pandemic. As a privately funded and operated business, with no public financing, we are under no obligation to provide our services to anyone who leverages their sizable public platform to undermine basic containment measures aimed at reducing the effects of this pandemic. We absolutely do not condone any form of discrimination or bullying.

As an employer, we are equal opportunity and unprejudiced in our hiring practices. As a service provider, we would never pick and choose who we serve based on their race, politics or vaccination status, or other criteria. We respect the privacy of our clients and are very proud to have helped so many diverse, wonderful people this year from all walks of life, of all ethnic backgrounds and of all political perspectives.

We opened this business at a time when there was no public testing available at all in our community. We dedicated our own time and money to building these resources. We have remained open as access to testing has improved because we believe that more testing capacity, with timeliness and accuracy of results, is critical for our collective wellbeing. We are not currently the only local testing option, however, and would not have referred business elsewhere if we were.

We regret any and all politicization of this public health emergency and encourage all Americans to treat each other with kindness and dignity so we can get through this difficult time together. As a small, local business we are deeply touched by the enormous outreach and support we’ve received these past twenty-four hours. Thank you to everyone who offered to send our team coffee and buy us lunch. Your kind words have meant an enormous amount after such an exhausting year.

With gratitude,
Suzanna Lee and Isaac Flanagan
Co-Owners
Aspen Laboratories