Risk Assessment and Testing Considerations for Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Congregate Care Facilities

This update to the original report discusses how the effort to vaccinate the elderly and health care workers has lowered the risk for both vaccinated and (to a lesser extent) unvaccinated residents of CCFs, as well as how the new Delta variant has increased the risk of transmission within a facility. The update also describes how new federal funding for testing as well as the increased supply of over-the-counter (OTC) tests has made implementing an effective testing program more straightforward. Finally, the report supplies examples of testing protocols that are adaptive to a community’s goals and underlying risk, and can and should be implemented to reduce community spread and protect the most vulnerable Americans.

To view the original report, published on January 25, 2021 click here.