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Before Participating

Eligibility

You can participate if:

  1.   You are at risk of exposure to COVID-19 (e.g. healthcare and long-term care workers, teachers, pilots and other flight crew, day care workers, and dental care workers).
  2.   Any history of testing positive for COVID-19.

What’s Involved

As a participant, you would:

Complete online questionnaires
Have bloodwork drawn and send in Dried Blood Spot samples that we will test for COVID-19 antibodies
Send in saliva samples that we will test for COVID-19 viral RNA

To collect and send in samples, we will give you a Home Collection Kit when you come in for bloodwork. We will also give you a Welcome Package to provide you with more information about what’s involved in our study.

Click below to see the Welcome Package you will receive in your kit:

Group 1: For Participants At-Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 (NO history of testing positive)
View Welcome Package

Group 2: For Participants with Any History of Testing Positive for COVID-19
View Welcome Package

How to Join

Click to Enroll Now. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can join our study in 3 easy steps:

STEP 1:
Provide contact information so we can reach out to you if your results are + 		STEP 2:
Complete consent form 		STEP 3:
Our study staff will be in touch!
*Learn about why we require this information here

While Participating

There are 4 types of study tasks you will complete over 10 months:

*We know that 10 months is a long time and thank you for your dedication to COVID-19 research.
Collecting information over this time will help our researchers to gain critical information that is needed to counteract virus spread and reduce harm from COVID-19.

  • Questionnaires: All participants will complete 3 online questionnaires You will access each questionnaire through the link we email you.
  • You will complete 1 long questionnaire right after joining the study that will take about 25-30 minutes
  • You will also complete 2 shorter follow-up questionnaires after 3 months of involvement, and after 10 months of involvement. Each will take about 20 minutes
  • Bloodwork: All participants will be scheduled to have blood drawn right after you join the study. We will test your samples for COVID-19 antibodies.

ONLY for participants who have ever tested positive for COVID-19

We also require monthly blood samples.

Important! MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR UNIQUE IDENTIFIER TO EACH BLOODWORK VISIT. Otherwise staff will not be able to take your bloodwork. You can print and bring this identifier with you or show on your phone.

  • Dried Blood Spot samples: All participants will collect monthly Dried Blood Spot samples.

    We will test your samples for COVID-19 antibodies. When you come in for bloodwork, you will be given a Home Collection Kit, which you will use to collect and send in your samples.

Here is an instruction sheet to help with sample collection.

It is important to watch this video.

ONLY for participants who have ever tested positive for COVID-19

You will not mail-in your samples. You will collect your samples at home and drop-off when you come for monthly bloodwork.

  • Saliva samples: All participants will collect monthly saliva samples.

    We will test your samples for COVID-19 viral RNA. When you come in for bloodwork, you will be given a Home Collection Kit, which you will use to collect and send in your samples. send in your samples.

Here is an instruction sheet to help with sample collection.

It is important to watch this video.

ONLY for participants who have ever tested positive for COVID-19

You will not mail-in your samples. You will collect your samples at home and drop-off when you come for monthly bloodwork.

Questions?

For answers to questions like:

Please visit our FAQ page

You are also welcome to contact our study coordinator at any time.