Rapid return to normal activities at a residential summer camp during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Infection prevention and control (IPC) within residential settings is a central focus of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Youth residential summer camps are an excellent model for such environments and have thus far had mixed results. The aim of this report was to describe the successful implementation of a seven-week overnight summer camp with rapid return to normal activities from June to August 2020.

Subjects and methods

This retrospective study included 427 individuals who traveled from 24 US states. All staff and campers were tested by serial nasopharyngeal PCR tests in the context of strict infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, including cohorts and masking. The entire camp population was isolated from non-camp personnel with special mea

SUBMITTER: Klunk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8412395 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature