During a private call with governors, Mike Pence said that the CDC will be sending teams to all 50 states and territories on a 12-18 month rotation, 'dedicated exclusively to coronavirus surveillance.'
Antibody testing can determine if a person’s blood shows signs of COVID-19 exposure.
The move, if executed, would be one of the first large-scale federal actions to boost coronavirus contact tracing efforts in the states.departments ... as the vice president said we already have 500 individuals embedded," CDC Director Robert Redfield told governors during the call."We probably have another hundred working on about 22 outbreaks, but we're going to augment this very substantially.
Pence said during the White House coronavirus briefing Monday evening that the teams sent to each state would likely be 10 to 12 people, but many states have concerns they do not have the manpower to do this. MORE: Elder care advocates to Trump administration: 'Do more' to protect nursing homes from coronavirus
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