The Ebel lab’s SARS-CoV-2 surveillance work in Colorado long-term care facilities has been featured in the Colorado Sun. From the article:
“A brainstorming call sparked the connection. Soon, Ehrhart and Ebel had a plan in place with Lakewood-based Vivage Senior Living to test workers at five Vivage facilities in Colorado. And, most importantly, they were going to test the workers over and over again.
“What is unique about this testing versus pretty much anything we’ve seen so far is we are testing people weekly,” Ehrhart said.
That would give the researchers insight into the virus’s spread and how long workers remain infected. It would give the facilities an early warning that a worker was sick and a precise idea when the worker could come back to work. Most importantly, it would help keep the facilities’ residents safe — and their staff.
“Health care workers are this really critical, finite resource that needs to be protected,” Ebel said.”
Research at CSU shows why testing only symptomatic people won’t stop coronavirus in Colorado
With big thanks to John Ingold!
