SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODY PREVALENCE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, FLORIDA, MAY-JUNE 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for severe respiratory infection associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first confirmed in Florida on March 1, 2020. Responding to the pandemic, multi-agency collaborative partnerships put in place actions integrating point-of-care antibody testing at established large-scale COVID-19 testing sites where the baseline seropositivity of COVID-19 in health care workers and first responders in Florida at the start of the pandemic was established.

Purpose

Determine the seropositivity of healthcare workers and first responders at five drive thru testing sites using a rapid SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in Florida from May 6 through June 3, 2020.

Methods

The first drive-thru SARS-CoV-2 antibody test site was opened at Mi

SUBMITTER: Matthias J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040388 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature