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Design and Implementation of a National Program to Monitor the Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in England Using Self-Testing: The REACT-2 Study
Am J Public Health. 2023 Sep 21:e1-e9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307381. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTData System. The UK Department of Health and Social Care funded the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-2 (REACT-2) study to estimate community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG (immunoglobulin G) antibodies in England. Data Collection/Processing. We obtained random cross-sectional samples of adults from the National Health Service (NHS) patient list (near-universal coverage). We sent participants a lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) self-test, and they reported the result online. Overall, 905 991 tests were performed (28...
Source: Am J Public Health - September 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Helen Ward Christina Atchison Matthew Whitaker Bethan Davies Deborah Ashby Ara Darzi Marc Chadeau-Hyam Steven Riley Christl A Donnelly Wendy Barclay Graham S Cooke Paul Elliott Source Type: research

COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration - United States, May 11, 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 May 12;72(19):523-528. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7219e1.ABSTRACTOn January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared, under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, a U.S. public health emergency because of the emergence of a novel virus, SARS-CoV-2.* After 13 renewals, the public health emergency will expire on May 11, 2023. Authorizations to collect certain public health data will expire on that date as well. Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and the effectiveness of prevention and control strategies remains a public health priority, and a number of surveill...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - May 11, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Benjamin J Silk Heather M Scobie William M Duck Tess Palmer Farida B Ahmad Alison M Binder Jodi A Cisewski Seth Kroop Karl Soetebier Meeyoung Park Aaron Kite-Powell Andrea Cool Erin Connelly Stephanie Dietz Amy E Kirby Kathleen Hartnett Jocelyn Johnston D Source Type: research

Design and Implementation of a National SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring Program in England: REACT-1 Study
Am J Public Health. 2023 Mar 9:e1-e10. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307230. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTData System. The REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) Study was funded by the Department of Health and Social Care in England to provide reliable and timely estimates of prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection over time, by person and place. Data Collection/Processing. The study team (researchers from Imperial College London and its logistics partner Ipsos) wrote to named individuals aged 5 years and older in random cross-sections of the population of England...
Source: American Journal of Public Health - March 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paul Elliott Matthew Whitaker David Tang Oliver Eales Nicholas Steyn Barbara Bodinier Haowei Wang Joshua Elliott Christina Atchison Deborah Ashby Wendy Barclay Graham Taylor Ara Darzi Graham S Cooke Helen Ward Christl A Donnelly Steven Riley Marc Chadeau- Source Type: research