Mass testing for discovery and control of COVID-19 outbreaks in adult social care: an observational study and cost-effectiveness analysis of 14 805 care homes in England

Introduction We retrospectively evaluated the impact of COVID-19 testing among residents and staff in social care homes in England.Methods We obtained 80 million reported PCR and lateral flow device (LFD) test results, from 14 805 care homes (residents and staff) in England, conducted between Octobe...

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Main Authors: Ben Lambert, Sassy Molyneux, Susan Hopkins, Tom Fowler, Prabin Dahal, Kasia Stepniewska, Sheetal Silal, Sabine Dittrich, Sunil Pokharel, Siyu Chen, Bo Gao, Ricardo Aguas, Marta Wanat, Lisa White, Rima Shretta, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Ainura Moldokmatova, Caroline Franco, Sompob Saralamba, Jared Norman, Rachel Hounsell, Reshania Naidoo, Merryn Voysey, Liberty Cantrell, Sophie Dickinson, Billie Andersen-Waine, Angus Ferguson-Lewis, Ma’ayan Amswych, Anastasiia Polner, Claire Keene, Emily Rowe, Kweku Bimpong, Muhammad Kasim, Randolph Ngwafor Anye, Richard Creswell, Sumali Bajaj, Tracy Evans, Sarah Pinto-Duschinsky, Gulsen Yenidogan, Joseph Tsui Lok Hei, Olumide Kolade, Adam Bodley, Umar Mahmood Ben Lambert, Melinda Mills, Katarzyna Przybylska, Joseph Tsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-05-01
Series:BMJ Public Health
Online Access:https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e001376.full
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