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AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the University of Massachusetts continue to gather data on the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 in the state. As a response to improving COVID rates, the study is shifting focus toward the study of antibody prevalence, as well as COVID infections in the general population.
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The state DPH is the study’s sponsor. “This effort will help us understand the actual effect of infection and vaccination in Massachusetts,” said Monina Klevens, director of research and evaluation for the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences at DPH.