Exclusive: The U.S. CDC plans a nationwide study of up to 325,000 people to track how the coronavirus is spreading across the country into next year and beyond
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare professional takes blood to test for antibodies at Mt. Sinai Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
The CDC-funded portion, to be formally announced this week, will expand the scope and time frame, taking samples over 18 months to see how antibodies evolve over time, said CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund. The novel coronavirus has infected around 1.5 million people in the United States and killed nearly 90,000, according to a Reuters tally.
The CDC’s Nordlund said the study “is indicative of how leaders across the federal government are working collaboratively with partners in academia and in blood donation and testing industries” to monitor COVID-19. “We have selected sites to give a broad geographical distribution throughout the country,” Simmons said, including sites with high infection rates or places where rates may increase.
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