Randomized COVID-19 Testing in Vulnerable Communities and Risk Tool Creation (FightCOVIDMKE)

Fight COVID MKE will use randomized COVID antibody testing in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to measure
the population proportion infected and how this proportion varies over time and with patient demographic and
health characteristics. Through partnerships with 20 primary care health centers and with local churches and
community agencies to conduct community outreach and engagement, the study will oversample minority,
poor, and elderly populations to obtain more precise estimates for these groups.
Fight COVID MKE will gather patient-reported health data and leverage extensive data linkages from
Wisconsin state data partners to assess the risks of infection progressing to symptoms, hospitalization, ICU
stay, or death and to calculate population infection rates as a function of patient and community
characteristics. A web-based risk assessment tool will be developed in English and Spanish to allow
individuals, families, and health care professionals to assess individual risk and advise high-risk individuals on risk mitigation as well as vaccination.