Western Kentucky has stressed the importance of fluidity in its testing protocols since the initial COVID-19 athletic restart plan was released May 28. On Tuesday, the school announced new changes that have been implemented.
With the second wave of student-athletes returning to campus for voluntary workouts July 6, including the women’s soccer team, volleyball team and the remainder of the football team that began its return June 8 with 65 members, WKU opted to perform COVID-19 antibody testing on returning student-athletes, coaches and staff. The men’s and women’s basketball teams also returned July 9.
“The antibody test was administered to identify those individuals who have potentially come in contact with the virus and therefore may be at risk for cardiopulmonary side effects,” WKU said in a statement.