Project reveals asymptomatic spread in schools
"A pilot project in the Omaha Public School district detected new SARS-CoV-2 infections which wouldn't have been detected otherwise...
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"A pilot project in the Omaha Public School district detected new SARS-CoV-2 infections which wouldn't have been detected otherwise...
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"indicating that infection and case rates in schools are much higher that what's being reported
"Infection rates detected..were two-and-a-half times higher for staff and nearly six times higher for students than what was routinely observed.
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"Infection rates detected..were two-and-a-half times higher for staff and nearly six times higher for students than what was routinely observed.
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"Additionally, the project found almost 10 times the cases per population than what was observed through community testing in the surrounding county.
"This data shows the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in school-aged children is being dramatically underestimated,"
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"This data shows the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in school-aged children is being dramatically underestimated,"
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"The project screened students and staff without symptoms via weekly PCR saliva test, along with environmental air, surface and wastewater testing
"During the pilot period, OPS was using a hybrid attendance model to decrease classroom density with about 1/4 as many students
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"During the pilot period, OPS was using a hybrid attendance model to decrease classroom density with about 1/4 as many students
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"Our results show as many as nine in 10 student COVID-19 cases and seven in 10 staff cases might be missed by conventional reporting."
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