Expansion of COVID-19 testing at campuses like UW-Madison and a related drop in cases is a model for how to reduce spread of the coronavirus, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday during a visit to the university.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health released the study Thursday. Researchers led by Dr. Andrew Watson surveyed 207 schools that restarted fall sports in September, representing more than 30,000 athletes, more than 16,000 practices and more than 4,000 games.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield toured the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on Thursday, praising UW campuses and colleges around the nation for tamping down outbreaks of COVID-19 while cases rise in some surrounding communities.
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will continue offering a mix of in-person and online classes this spring, and the campus will implement a major increase in COVID-19 testing capacity.
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Robert Redfield said the UW COVID-19 diagnostic lab is an example for others to follow.
Additionally the study found in a statewide sample of approximately 30,000 student-athletes a lower rate of COVID-19 contraction than what has been reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for 14- to 17-year-olds overall.
But trends changed in the mid-19th century, when the U.S. began to see “astronomical” turnout, said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“There are very few people who haven’t already made up their minds,” explained Katherine Cramer, the author of the 2016 book “The Politics of Resentment” and a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: If it’s determined that the restrictions are being applied in an unbiased way, the next question is whether they are too restrictive, given the circumstances, according to Donald Downs, a UW-Madison professor emeritus of political science and law school affiliate.
