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ERIC Number: EJ1333046
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Back to the Basics: A COVID-19 Surveillance Program within a Local School District
Ganesh, Prakash R.; May, Ross; Dandurand, Mitch; Graham, Jeffrey; Rose, Johnie; Gullett, Heidi; Covell, Dave; Stange, Kurt C.
Journal of School Health, v92 n5 p469-473 May 2022
Background: A school district in Northern Ohio implemented a COVID-19 surveillance program from January 4 to May 21, 2021, as in-person school and extracurricular activities resumed. Methods: Among 560 staff members and >6300 students, random weekly testing was performed on 563 students and weekly for 204 students participating in extracurricular activities, and 553 staff. Results: Cases of COVID-19 were identified among 26 staff members and 23 students. Most of those infected were participating in extracurricular activities (14/23) and in the age range of 14-18. Percent positivity was low (range 0.2-2.4%) throughout the school surveillance program despite significant changes in positivity rate (2.8-19.8%). Conclusion: This demonstrates that in a setting employing basic yet consistent mitigation strategies, there is low transmission among young children and adolescents as they return to in-person classes and activities. Maintaining layered prevention strategies implemented and sustained with fidelity can substantially limit transmission within schools.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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