The Chelsea Project: Turning Research and Wastewater Surveillance on COVID-19 Into Health Equity Action, Massachusetts, 2020-2021.

Alonso, Cristina; Keppard, Barry; Bates, Samantha; Cortez, Dan; Amaya, Flor; Dinakar, Karthik · Am J Public Health · 2023

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Chelsea, Massachusetts, had one of the highest COVID-19 transmission rates in New England in the summer of 2020. The Chelsea Project was a collaborative effort in which government entities, local nonprofit organizations, and startups partnered to deploy wastewater analysis, targeted polymerase chain reaction testing and vaccine outreach, and a community-led communications strategy. The strategy helped increase both testing rates and vaccination rates in Chelsea. Today Chelsea has one of the highest vaccination rates among US cities with comparable demographics. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2023;113(6):627-630. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307253).

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