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This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Robert D. Glatter, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. I want to welcome Dr Craig Spencer, assistant professor of emergency medicine and director of global health at Columbia University. Welcome, Craig. It's a pleasure to have you with us.
Craig A. Spencer, MD, MPH: It's great to be here. Thanks for having me.
Glatter: Today we're going to talk about a CDC study from early September about the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers during the months of April to June in 13 academic medical centers from 12 states in the United States. It's part of the Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the Critically Ill (IVY) Network that looks at influenza prevention.
The study has some important findings regarding the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers, as well as the percentage of healthcare workers who are asymptomatic but had antibodies to the virus.
Craig, I'll let you jump in here. Please talk about the study, the design, and what we should be taking away from this.
Spencer: Sure.
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Asymptomatic on the Front Line? You May Have COVID Antibodies
Robert D. Glatter, MD; Craig A. Spencer, MD, MPH
DisclosuresNovember 02, 2020
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Robert D. Glatter, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. I want to welcome Dr Craig Spencer, assistant professor of emergency medicine and director of global health at Columbia University. Welcome, Craig. It's a pleasure to have you with us.
Craig A. Spencer, MD, MPH: It's great to be here. Thanks for having me.
Glatter: Today we're going to talk about a CDC study from early September about the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers during the months of April to June in 13 academic medical centers from 12 states in the United States. It's part of the Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the Critically Ill (IVY) Network that looks at influenza prevention.
The study has some important findings regarding the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers, as well as the percentage of healthcare workers who are asymptomatic but had antibodies to the virus.
Craig, I'll let you jump in here. Please talk about the study, the design, and what we should be taking away from this.
Spencer: Sure.
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Robert D. Glatter, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY
Disclosure: Robert D. Glatter, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Craig A. Spencer, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; The Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health; Director, Global Health in Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Disclosure: Craig A. Spencer, MD, MPH, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Doctors Without Borders
Received research grant from: Columbia University