TMC offers COVID-19 testing to employees and affiliated service providers
Hamilton Health Box provided COVID-19 tests to Texas Medical Center employees and affiliated service providers on April 17. Participation was voluntary.
Two tests were offered: a sputum/spit test and a blood test.
Employees who had registered online drove into the TMC Innovation parking lot to receive spit cups and create their samples. The sputum test identifies individuals who are currently infectious with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Employees who chose to take only the sputum test remained in their cars and handed off their completed samples to health workers before exiting.
Employees who also chose to take a blood test exited their cars and approached a bank of tables set up outside the TMC Innovation Institute. Health workers drew blood with a finger prick. The blood test will identify individuals who have been previously exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and have generated an immune response.
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