Texas CARES

WE DID IT!

Texas CARES, we have reached our initial enrollment goal! Thank you!

• If you've already enrolled, please make sure to complete your blood draw - remember that this is a marathon and not a sprint.
• Already completed your first blood draw? We are continuing the second and third ones for all enrolled participants, so watch for reminders.
• We completed the first milepost, but there is a lot of "race" left, and we still need your help before we reach the finish line to understand antibodies.
• And if you're curious about what we are learning, check out our website to access the public dashboard, and learn more about COVID-19 antibodies in Texas and possible opportunities for continuing participation in the program.

对于目前在德克萨斯州关怀中注册的参与者，您需要：

1. Choose a clinical pathology lab site where you will go to have your blood drawn for your 3 antibody tests. To find a CPL site convenient to you, visithttps://www.cpllabs.com/locations/。进入CPL网页后，一直向下滚动到底部以输入您的邮政编码。Please be sure to bring your ID to your CPL visits. No appointment is needed.
2. While at your first antibody test (T1), your attending clinician at the CPL may verify that you completed the initial consent form and survey. Please note that appointments are walk-in, but please check location hours athttps://www.cpllabs.com/locations/。
3. Mark your calendar for a reminder for your next antibody test as you leave the clinic. The survey team will send reminder texts for T2 and T3 survey links 90 days after your results are received.
4. For T2 and T3, you will also be asked to complete an additional survey.

The results of your antibody test will be texted to you after each CPL visit. You can access a full report onCPL’s portalafter you receive the text message from Texas CARES. If your results are not loaded in the portal, please call the Sonic MyAccess customer service group at 512.339.1275.

Your test results and survey responses are protected by HIPAA regulations, just like your health records. Individual results will not be shared with your employer, professional organizations or any other stakeholders.

For more information, you can review a list of ourmost frequently asked questions。

关于这项调查

What is Texas CARES?

德州冠状病毒抗体反应调查,或Texas CARES, is a survey that will help us better understand the human antibody response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Survey participants will help us measure things like how many people in the survey have COVID-19 antibodies, and how long those antibodies last.

调查的目标是什么？

We will focus on several key goals:

• Estimate how many people in Texas have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.
• Estimate how many people have been vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 and develop antibodies.
• 在某人的系统中持续多长时间Covid-19抗体。
• 确定开发共同19抗体的人的特征。
• Identify the characteristics of people who never develop COVID-19 antibodies.

Why does it matter?

We still know very little about how COVID-19 antibodies work across Texas. People with antibodies to COVID-19mayhave an immune response to a future infection, but we don’t have enough evidence to support that idea. We do not know if the antibodies will provide someone with any immunity, or even partial protection, from getting infected again. Even if antibodies do provide immunity, we don’t know the amount of antibodies needed for protection, how long that protection might last, or if people with antibodies can still infect others.

Your participation in this survey will provide us with the data that may help answer these questions, which can in turn inform local and state policies. In other words, you are helping Texas in the effort to combat COVID-19 at a local, state and national level.

What's the process like?

Participants will need to complete a brief initial survey that will help us better understand your health and the environmental factors that affect it. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. You will receive a confirmation text message containing your order number and will also be asked to visit a CPL lab or participating clinic where a phlebotomist will draw blood for your first antibody test, which we will call "T1." You will receive a text message once your results are available. You can access your full results report by signing up for your Sonic MyAccess account atwww.cpllabs.com/sonicmyaccess或将“ CPL”发短信至66349

Three to four months after your T1, you will receive the link to a brief five-minute survey in a reminder text message. Upon completion of the survey, you will receive a confirmation text message with your order number and next steps to return to a CPL lab or participating health clinic where a phlebotomist will draw blood for your second antibody test (T2). You will receive the results of your T2 as soon as they are available.

Six to seven months after your T1, you will receive a link to your final ten-minute survey in a reminder text message. Upon completion of the survey, you will receive a confirmation text message with your order number and next steps to return to a CPL lab or participating health clinic where a phlebotomist will draw blood for your third antibody test (T3). You will also complete a ten-minute survey during this stage. You will receive the results of your T3 as soon as they are available.

In the classroom

Helping educators teach their students about pandemic response

Texas CARES has developed specialized curriculum sets to support educators who want to teach their students about pandemic response. More detailed information about the curriculum, as well as downloadable lesson plans, are available on theTexas CARES curriculum page。

Lesson plans are available for the following groups, andis aligned to the Health, Science, and Math TEKS for each respective grade range.

• K-2等级
• Grades 3-5
• Grades 6-8
• Grades 9-12