Feasibility of a surveillance programme based on gargle samples and pool testing to prevent SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in schools

Feasibility of a surveillance programme based on gargle samples and pool testing to prevent SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in schools

Abstract School closures have a negative impact on physical and mental well-being, and education, of children and adolescents. A surveillance programme to detect asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection could allow schools to remain open, while protecting the vulnerable. We assessed the feasibility of a pr...

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Main Authors: Catherine M. Sweeney-Reed, Doreen Wolff, Sarah Hörnschemeyer, Henriette Faßhauer, Antonia Haase, Dirk Schomburg, Jakob Niggel, Michael Kabesch, Christian Apfelbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98849-1

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