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K-State medical director contributes to research on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and quarantine periods
Kyle Goerl, the medical director of Kansas State University s Lafene Health Center, is part of a collaborative team that is providing research-based guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team s latest research contributed to the updated quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Goerl is a co-author of the publication Time from Start of Quarantine to SARS-CoV-2 Positive Test Among Quarantined College and University Athletes. The publication appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC on Friday, Jan. 8, and involved researchers from multiple organizations and universities.
K-State medical director contributes to research behind updated CDC quarantine guidance
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
MANHATTAN Kyle Goerl, the medical director of Kansas State University s Lafene Health Center, is part of a collaborative team that is providing research-based guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team s latest research contributed to the updated quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the publication, Goerl and collaborators describe findings among a sample of COVID-19-exposed collegiate athletes in 17 states from June to October 2020. Twenty-five percent of the athletes tested positive during quarantine and the positive test occurred an average of 3.8 days after their quarantine started.
Kansas State University holds virtual town hall meeting
Kansas State is continuing to discuss plans for the upcoming semesters.
On Friday, K-State held a virtual town hall meeting. One big item on the agenda was an update on the plans for the upcoming semesters. Dr. Charles Taber, Kansas State Provost, says as they head into the 2021 calendar year and the upcoming semesters, they continue to plan as if they will be in Phase 3. He tells KMAN more about the approach for spring of 2021.
“We’ll continue to have COVID restrictions,” Taber says. “We’ll continue to require face coverings, six-foot social distancing in classrooms, reductions in class size, limitations on in-person events, and faculty using hybrid modes.”