Re-start of school monitoring study
On March 1st 2021, the nationwide SARS-CoV-2 school monitoring study was re-started. During the next three weeks selected pupils and teachers from 250 Austrian schools, representing about 6% of all schools in the country, will again provide gargle samples for RT-qPCR analyses.
In collaboration with Andreas Bergthaler from the Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences all positive samples will be sequenced to determine the whole virus genomes for variant screening. Furthermore, the results of this study round will enable us to evaluate the sensitivity and protective impact of the antigen self-tests that are currently performed by all pupils. The re-start of the study received a lot of media attention. In addition Michael Wagner, the scientific coordinator of the study, was interviewed by many print media and TV channels regarding his opinion on the state of the pandemic.
Links
- ORF Thema (March 15)
- ZIBNacht (March15)
- OE1 Morgenjournl (March 12)
- ORF Wien Heute (March 10)
- ZackZack (March 10)
- ORF.at (March 10)
- APA Science (March 9)
- Die Presse (March 9)
- ORF Wien Heute (March 3rd)
- ORF ZIB2 (March 3rd)
- Puls 4 (March 2nd)
- Kurier
- ORF.at
- ZackZack
- Puls 4 Interview (Feb 26)
- Krone
- ORFIII Interview (Feb 26)
- Der Standard (Feb 26)
- Salzburger Nachrichten
- Kleine Zeitung
- Der Standard (24 Feb)
- APA Science (24 Feb)
- Kurier (24 Feb)
- Wiener Zeitung (24 fFeb)
- Orf.at (24 Feb)
- Vienna.at
- OE24.at
- News Wiener Wirtschaftskammer
- 3SAT Nano -Interview (Min 3:57)
- Die Presse
- Der Standard (Feb 10)
- Wien Heute Interview (Feb 9)
- ORF ZIB 2 (Feb 8)
- ORF Wien heute Interview (Feb5)
- Puls 4 Interview (Feb 5)
- OE24.at Interview (Feb 4)
- MDR Exakt Interview (Min 10.53)
- APA (4 Feb)
- ORF.at (4 Feb)
- Krone (Feb 4)
- Der Standard (Feb 4)
- ORF Aktuell nach Eins Interview
- ORF ZIB 1 (Feb 4)
- Der Standard (Feb 4)
- Die Presse (Feb 2)
- Orf.at (Feb 2)
- OE24.at (Feb 2)
- ATV Aktuell Interview (Min 6:10) (Feb 2)
- ORF ZIB2 (Feb 2)