Antibody Test Critical to Asymptomatic Surveillance and Control of Pandemic: Birx

Antibody Test Critical to Asymptomatic Surveillance and Control of Pandemic: Birx
A nurse administers COVID-19 testing at a drive-up facility at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland on April 14, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Antibody testing is critical to asymptomatic surveillance of COVID-19, and sentinel surveillance sites for this testing will be set up around the country to control the pandemic, said the members of the coronavirus task force in a press briefing at the White House on April 17.

Sentinel surveillance is the monitoring of changes in the health of a population, and the sites are for collecting community-wide in-depth data.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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