The Seattle Flu Study (SFS) and Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network Study (SCAN) are ending their active recruitment and research on July 31, 2022, after years of contributing to scientific discovery and improving public health in Seattle.
SFS researchers and principal investigators will continue to study respiratory viruses through the Seattle Flu Alliance, which is expanding to include other organizations and new initiatives. Analyses of viruses and submissions of articles to scientific publications will continue. Those researchers and investigators will continue to share their insights and achievements with the broader scientific community.
With funding from Gates Ventures, the private office of Bill Gates, the Brotman Baty Institute (BBI) piloted the SFS in 2018 to study respiratory viruses in the community with its member organizations: UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Seattle Children’s. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, Gates Ventures continued its funding and expanded the scope to include the creation of SCAN.
In collaboration with Public Health – Seattle & King County, the entities leveraged the Seattle Flu Study platform to offer COVID-19 testing to the community. As a result, the SFS and SCAN teams contributed locally, nationally, and internationally to the understanding of and response to the pandemic.
