Mass Screening of SARS-CoV-2 With Rapid Antigen Tests in a Receding Omicron Wave: Population-Based Survey for Epidemiologic Evaluation.
Tsz-Ho KwanNgai Sze WongChin Pok ChanEng Kiong YeohSamuel Yeung Shan Yeung Shan WongShui-Shan LeePublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
The residual population burden remained substantial in spite of the clear evidence of a receding epidemic wave. Despite caution in generalization to the Hong Kong population, the high participation rate in mass screening indicated that the voluntary RAT was well accepted, making it a feasible option for implementation as a complementary means of public health surveillance.