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Impact of detectable anti-SARS-COV2 on the subsequent incidence of COVID-19 in healthcare workers
Project Summary
SIREN is an NIHR urgent public health priority study which aims to determine if prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers confers future immunity to re-infection.
It will also allow us to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers and use this information to determine wider staff testing.
NHS staff are asked to provide regular swabs (fortnightly) for PCR testing and blood samples (monthly) for serology testing.
Key Project Information
Dates: September 2020 to September 2022
Status: Current
IGH lead: Dr Alejandro Arenas-Pinto
Lead organisation: Public Health England
Project lead: Dr Susan Hopkins
Partners: Public Health England, Public Health Agency, Public Health Scotland, Public Health Wales, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Location: UK
Funding: Department of Health and Social Care
Contact: Rebecca Matthews (rebecca.matthews5@nhs.net), Paulina Prymas (paulina.prymas@nhs.net) and Abigail Severn (a.severn@nhs.net)
Website: snapsurvey.phe.org.uk/siren/
- Research Team
Dr Alejandro Arenas-Pinto
Dr Richard Gilson
Rebecca Matthews
Paulina Prymas
Abigail Severn