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Acceptability of OP/Na swabbing for SARS-CoV-2: a prospective observational cohort surveillance study in Western Australian schools

When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, Governments responded with lockdown and isolation measures to combat viral spread, including the closure of many schools. More than a year later, widespread screening for SARS-CoV-2 is critical to allow schools and other institutions to remain open.

Citation:
Thomas HM, Mullane MJ, Ang S, Barrow T, Leahy A, Whelan A, Lombardi K, Cooper M, Stevenson PG, …. Coffin J, Cross D, Gething P, Bowen AC. Acceptability of OP/Na swabbing for SARS-CoV-2: a prospective observational cohort surveillance study in Western Australian schools. BMJ Open. 2022;12(1):e055217.

Keywords:
Australia; covid-19; Child; Child, Preschool; Communicable Disease Control; Pandemics; *SARS-CoV-2; Schools; diagnostic microbiology

Abstract:
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, Governments responded with lockdown and isolation measures to combat viral spread, including the closure of many schools. More than a year later, widespread screening for SARS-CoV-2 is critical to allow schools and other institutions to remain open.