Response from NYS Health Dept--POOP testing of sewers to get a measure of level of CO VID. Recently I sent NYS and the county a letter suggesting sewer testing to indirectly get a rough measure of the level of COVID 19 in the local population without having to test all the people individually. This information can then be used to guide decisions about the safety of opening schools, businesses, etc. This is the response I received from the NYS Health Department. PAUL FEINER Supervisor Feiner,
Thank you for your letter regarding wastewater COVID-19 testing. Please see the Governor’s press release below. The Department is engaged in a pilot program in Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Newburgh. One of the potential outcomes of this pilot is to determine how and if this can be expanded on a broader scale throughout the state.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/
Michelle Newman NYS Health Dept
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