March 4, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk Among Active Duty Military Members Deployed to a Field Hospital — New York City, April 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• Among 336 (57%) of the 591 eligible US soldiers deployed to New York City (NYC) between March to April 2020 at the height of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, prevalence of current or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection by late April was 1.7% (6 of 336) as determined by RT-PCR and antibody testing. Among those involved in direct patient care (n=223), prevalence was 0.9%. The authors suggest that the lower infection prevalence among soldiers deployed to NYC compared to other health care personnel cohorts was due to a well-designed and implemented infection control plan as well as adequate PPE.

Clifton et al. (Mar 5, 2021). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk Among Active Duty Military Members Deployed to a Field Hospital — New York City, April 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7009a3