Rapid Antigen Screening of Students and Staff for SARS-CoV-2 in Rural School Districts, Pierce County, WA, 2020

During fall 2020 in rural Pierce County, Washington, school districts and the county health department offered weekly rapid antigen screening to students and staff. Asymptomatic screening identified 42.5% of confirmed cases from the population. Parents reported it was a positive experience for their...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 112; no. 8; pp. 1134 - 1137
Main Authors Stutman, Daniel R., Tergliafera, Julie K., Black, Morgan E., Chen, Anthony L-T., Karnes, Lori L., Turner, Nigel A., Wagner, Gregory R., Thompson, Jennifer M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Public Health Association 01.08.2022
Subjects
Antigens
Asymptomatic
Community
Contractors
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Distance learning
Extracurricular activities
Low income groups
Notes From the Field
Onsite
Opinions, Ideas, & Practice
Pandemics
Parents & parenting
Participation
Public health
Rural areas
Rural Health
Rural schools
School districts
School Health
School superintendents
Screening
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Student retention
Students
Sustainability
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Summary:During fall 2020 in rural Pierce County, Washington, school districts and the county health department offered weekly rapid antigen screening to students and staff. Asymptomatic screening identified 42.5% of confirmed cases from the population. Parents reported it was a positive experience for their children. The program supported decisions to return to in-person learning, but screening ended because of resource and technical limitations. When planning in-school screening, stakeholder engagement and resource sustainability are important factors to consider. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(8):1134–1137. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306875 )
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CONTRIBUTORS
D. R. Stutman designed and performed analyses of participation and case rates. D. R. Stutman and J. K. Tergliafera contributed significantly to drafting and revising the article. J. K. Tergliafera designed the survey tool and analyzed the survey answers. M. E. Black, G. R. Wagner, and J. M. Thompson drafted sections of the article. M. E. Black and J. M. Thompson contributed to the concept and design of the program. A. L-T. Chen contributed substantially to the conceptualization, design, and implementation of the research project and approved the final version of the article. L. L. Karnes developed testing plans with school districts, met with and engaged stakeholders, and established and modified testing process and methods as needed during the testing model. N. A. Turner provided input on study design and results interpretation. G. R. Wagner contributed to the concept and design of the testing pilot. J. M. Thompson compiled the sections of the article. All authors reviewed and revised the article.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2022.306875