Exclusion of SARS-COV-2 From Two Maine Overnight Camps July-August 2020. (25th October 2022)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Exclusion of SARS-COV-2 From Two Maine Overnight Camps July-August 2020. (25th October 2022)
- Main Title:
- Exclusion of SARS-COV-2 From Two Maine Overnight Camps July-August 2020
- Authors:
- Kowalsky, Rachel H.
Fine, Susan
Eisenberg, Matthew A. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Objectives: Summer camp can positively affect self-esteem and social skills. Most United States summer camps did not open during 2020 because of concerns about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Our objective is to describe exclusion strategies successfully used by 2 summer camps in Maine. Methods: Before camp arrival, all attendees were asked to quarantine at home for 14 d and perform a daily symptom checklist. Salivary specimens were submitted by mail for SARS-COV-2 PCR testing 4 d before arrival, and again 4 d after arrival. At camp, multiple layers of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were used. Results: A total of 717 (96.7%) prospective attendees underwent remotely supervised saliva collection; 4 were positive and did not come to camp. Among the 20 who did not submit a sample, 3 did not come to camp; the other 17 underwent screening and a rapid antigen test for SARS-COV-2 immediately upon arrival and before reporting to communal living spaces; all were negative. All campers and staff were re-tested by salivary polymerase chain reaction 4 d after arrival, and all were negative. Conclusions: We demonstrate that it is possible to safely operate overnight camps during a pandemic, thus supporting the continued physical and socioemotional growth of children, using multiple layers of NPIs.
- Is Part Of:
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. Volume 16:Number 5(2022)
- Journal:
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
- Issue:
- Volume 16:Number 5(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 16, Issue 5 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0016-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 1792
- Page End:
- 1794
- Publication Date:
- 2022-10-25
- Subjects:
- summer camp -- nonpharmaceutical intervention -- COVID-19
Disaster medicine -- Periodicals
Emergency management -- Planning -- Periodicals
Public health -- Periodicals
363.34 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DMP ↗
http://www.dmphp.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1017/dmp.2021.86 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1935-7893
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