Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
ICAP at Columbia University, Kampala, Uganda.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(Suppl 1):S42-S44. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab331.
Large public-health training events may result in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing during trainings for the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment identified 28 of 475 (5.9%) individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among attendees; most (89.3%) were asymptomatic. Until COVID-19 vaccine is readily available for staff and participants, effective COVID-19 mitigation measures, along with SARS-CoV-2 testing, are recommended for in-person trainings, particularly when trainees will have subsequent contact with survey participants.
大型公共卫生培训活动可能导致严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 型(SARS-CoV-2)传播。在乌干达基于人群的艾滋病毒影响评估培训期间,对所有参加者进行了普遍的 SARS-CoV-2 检测,在 475 名参加者中发现了 28 名(5.9%)患有 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19);大多数(89.3%)为无症状感染者。在 COVID-19 疫苗可广泛供应给工作人员和参加者之前,建议对面对面培训采取有效的 COVID-19 缓解措施,并进行 SARS-CoV-2 检测,特别是当受训者随后将与调查参与者接触时。