COVID-19 Digest - Nov. 29, 2020
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: the immediate family/household members of CU Boulder affiliates are now eligible for campus testing; and more.
In Case You Missed It
CU making saliva-based PCR COVID-19 tests available to immediate family, household members
CU Boulder Buff OneCard holders will be able to bring their immediate family/members of their household to participate in the campus surveillance monitoring program. Participants must be asymptomatic.
Frequent, rapid testing could turn national COVID-19 tide within weeks
New research shows that broad, national dissemination of frequent, rapid COVID-19 tests could turn the tide on the pandemic within weeks, without shutting down schools and businesses. For curbing infection, test turnaround time is more important than test sensitivity.
Keeping indoor air clean can reduce chance of spreading coronavirus
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading COVID-19, but removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce risk. Professor Shelly Miller shares on The Conversation.
Activate exposure notifications on your phone, help slow COVID-19 in Colorado
A new app is designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 and get Colorado back to normal. Activate convenient and anonymous notifications for yourself so you’ll know if you’ve been exposed. Then you can take action.
It's important to reduce one’s risk of contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus. Learn from expert Shelly Miller about the ways we can all help reduce our risk and keep our communities safe.