Public alert: Get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms or exposure, but avoid unusual testing operations

April 22, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Recently, Public Health – Seattle & King County became aware of a small number of unusual COVID testing operations in King County that the public should avoid. Their practices raise several concerns, including providing potentially inaccurate results.

Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) study identifies priorities for 2021

March 18, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Following the one-year anniversary of the first detection of community transmission in the United States, the Seattle Coronavirus Network (SCAN) study is redirecting resources to address priorities that reflect knowledge gained from the past 12 months, as well as the changing state of the pandemic.

Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) Study Releases Updated Findings

August 4, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

The SCAN study has tested 5,610 individuals for the virus that causes COVID-19 between its re-launch on June 10th and July 28th, returning 79 positive test results. Since the program first began testing on March 23rd, SCAN has tested a total of 17,957 individuals, identifying a total of 180 positive cases across King County. SCAN […]

Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) resumes COVID-19 testing

June 10, 2020.Reading time 22 minutes.

SCAN is re-launching on Wednesday, June 10th, while upholding the spirit of #ShutDownSTEM. The study’s researchers move forward with their work, including outreach to underserved communities, and recognize the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 is having on Black communities and other people of color, with devastating consequence. Black Lives Matter. The team stands with those across […]

Update: Latest report shows COVID-19 transmission rate may be increasing in King County and Western Washington; persisting higher in Eastern Washington

May 8, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

After dropping throughout March and into the first part of April, the transmission rate of COVID-19 is no longer falling and may be rising again in Western Washington, according to the latest report from Bellevue-based Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM). The report also included an analysis of the rate of transmission in the eastern half […]

Update: Latest reports show COVID-19 declining; infections found across King County, most still susceptible

May 1, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

The number of COVID-19 infections in King County has been on the decline since the end of March, according to two recent reports from the Bellevue-based Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) and the Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN), a disease surveillance initiative in partnership with Public Health – Seattle & King County. The reports […]

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Author: James Apa