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Feasibility of an online antigen self-testing strategy for SARS-CoV-2 addressed to health care and education professionals in Catalonia (Spain). The TESTA'T- COVID Project.

Cristina AgustiHéctor Martínez RiverosVictoria GonzálezGema Fernández-RivasYesika Díaz RodríguezMarcos Montoro-FernandezSergio Moreno-FornésPol Romano-deGeaEsteve MuntadaBeatriz CalvoJordi Casabona
Published in: PloS one (2022)
We aimed to assess the feasibility of TESTA'T COVID strategy among healthcare and education professionals.in Spain during the peak of the 6th wave caused by Omicron variant. Kits were ordered online and sent by mail, participants answered an online acceptability/usability survey and uploaded the picture of results. 492 participants ordered a test, 304 uploaded the picture (61.8%). Eighteen positive cases were detected (5.9%). 92.2% were satisfied/very satisfied with the intervention; and 92.5% found performing the test easy/very easy. We demonstrated that implementing online COVID-19 self-testing in schools and healthcare settings in Spain is feasible.
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