COVID-19 Survey

 

We are no longer accepting participants.

Get Back Mass COVID-19 Testing Project

Help the Department of Public Health (Mass DPH) get information on COVID-19 immunity in your neighborhood.

If you agree to participate we will ask you to fill out a short online survey. The approximate time for the survey is 5-10 minutes. A box with a sample kit will be sent to your home. Please provide 2 samples:

  1. A nose swab, and
  2. A few drops of blood from your finger on a card.

Return these samples in the postage-paid box that was provided.

Once we receive your samples we will perform two tests: a COVID-19 antibody test, and a COVID-19 viral test. We will send you the results of both tests. We will also send you a $25 Amazon Gift Card, and enter you into a drawing for a $1,000 Amazon Gift Card.

This special testing is not generally available to the public. Your participation will help protect the health of your friends and family, and your entire community, especially schools and workplaces reopen. Your privacy and safety are protected by law.

The Mass DPH is working with an experienced team from UMass to conduct this project:

For more information, see our FAQs.

For more information about the Project Team.

Quick Reference

Get Back Massachusetts COVID-19 Testing Project

Frequently Asked Questions

Project Team


Need More Information?

Contact us!

For questions about this project, email a member of the Project Team at getbackmatest@umass.edu.


For general information about the project, or questions regarding the testing or the survey call the DPH Healthline 617-983-6800.

Test Kits

You should receive your test kit within two weeks of submitting your project Survey. If you do not receive your kit within two weeks, please reach out to us at getbackmatest@umass.edu


All participant test kits must arrive to us by September 30, 2022. Any kits received after September 30 will not be eligible for a project reward and will not receive PCR or antibody test results.