Impact of community asymptomatic rapid antigen testing on covid-19 related hospital admissions: synthetic control study.

Xingna ZhangBen BarrMark GreenDavid HughesMatthew AshtonDimitrios CharalampopoulosMarta García-FiñanaIain Edward Buchan

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2022)

The city-wide pilot of community based asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 was associated with substantially reduced covid-19 related hospital admissions. Large scale asymptomatic rapid testing for SARS-CoV-2 could help reduce transmission and prevent hospital admissions.

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