New project will test entire population of Calif. town for COVID-19

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., an entire town will be tested, regardless of whether or not someone is showing symptoms.

Time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the united states, an entire california town will be tested... regardless of someone showing symptoms or not.

It's part of a research project put together by the town of bolinas... in marin county... and the university of california, san francisco.

Volunteers and researchers will collect samples from all 16- hundred residents of the town.

The organizers of this study want to how widespread covid-19 is in this small town... and how they can use that information to help other communities.

S/ no id/ project organizer:09 "this project is gonna provide useful information that we talked about earlier that's missing.

We don't know the prevalence of the virus in people who are not showing symptoms."

Volunteers will be testing for active viral infections... and for antibodies to detect if people had previously been exposed to the virus.

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