‘We’ve definitely been busy’: UW-Madison adds contact tracers spring semester as testing expands
Campus testing record set Wednesday at >11,600
February 24, 2021 9:20 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin – Madison’s University Health Services has a team of about 100 contact tracers, roughly double that of last semester, according to registered nurse Carlotta Soeder.
She now holds the title of contact tracing manager, after starting contact tracing with UHS in May. New this semester, UW-Madison students and staff have testing requirements.
“This semester definitely was a change with mandatory testing on campus. We’ve definitely been busy,” Soeder said. “(Contact tracing) is very important on campus when we have so many students and staff here.”
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