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Daily testing for contacts of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection and attendance and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in English secondary schools and colleges: an open-label, cluster-randomised trial
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Background School-based COVID-19 contacts in England have been asked to self-isolate at home, missing key educational opportunities. We trialled daily testing of contacts as an alternative to assess whether this resulted in similar control of transmission, while allowing more school attendance.
Methods We did an open-label, cluster-randomised, controlled trial in secondary schools and further education colleges in England. Schools were randomly ass...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01908-5
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet More from this journal
- Volume:
- 398
- Issue:
- 10307
- Pages:
- 1217-1229
- Publication date:
- 2021-09-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-08-05
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0140-6736
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1191952
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pubs:1191952
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2021-08-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Young et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- Copyright © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01908-5
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