Evaluation of Serial Testing After Exposure to COVID-19 in Early Care and Education Facilities, Illinois, March-May 2022.
Emily J HolmanChristina M WinfieldCraig B BorkowfJudy KaueraufCourtney BaurSana AhmedMichelle FunkAnna PinsoneaultArti BarnesHailee HutchersonZach OberholtzerBrittani CarterLaird J RuthEbony S ThomasPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2023)
SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates were low in ECE facilities during the study period. Serial testing after COVID-19 exposure among children and staff at ECE facilities is a valuable strategy to allow children to remain in person and parents to avoid missing workdays.