An unusual plan to test a random sample of Johnson County residents for COVID-19 will have a delayed launch, since one of the testing labs the county had planned to use had to drop out. But county commissioners said Monday they will continue to look for other vendors so the testing can begin within the next month.
If and when it does get up and running, the testing plan may be unique in the metro area. The county would use the donated services of ETC Institute, an Olathe-based marketing research firm, to come up with random sample of test subjects based on age, gender, and geographic location, among other things, said Dr. Samni Areola, director of the county Department of Health and Environment.
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