Practicalities and Yield from Mass Swabbing for COVID-19 in Residential Care Facilities in the South of Ireland.
J Aging Soc Policy
; : 1-8, 2022 Aug 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1996968
ABSTRACT
Over 19,000 residents and health-care workers in 315 RCFs were swabbed in a once - off mass swabbing of residents and staff in residential care facilities (RCFs) in the Cork/Kerry region in Ireland in April and May 2020. This exercise was in response to epidemiological evidence demonstrating increasing community transmission of COVID-19 and emerging evidence of the vulnerability of older persons, particularly those with underlying medical conditions. The effectiveness of such strategies is uncertain and may depend on both the positive case yield and efficiency of testing turn-around to ensure that timely control measures are put in place. The overall positivity rate was 0.88% (n = 172). Mass swabbing allowed early identification of some new cases and outbreaks in RCFs. This facilitated early public health interventions to protect the most vulnerable members of society.
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Observational study
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English
Journal:
J Aging Soc Policy
Journal subject:
Geriatrics
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Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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08959420.2022.2110801
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