April 28, 2021

Implementation of Rapid and Frequent SARS-CoV2 Antigen Testing and Response in Congregate Homeless Shelters

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): testing

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A pilot program offering SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (BinaxNOW) identified three outbreaks among staff and residents of 10 participating homeless shelters in San Francisco over a period of one month. Roughly half of 828 residents and 435 staff participated per testing event, with 2.2% of participants testing positive. The implementation science analysis concluded that the point-of-care testing program could be maintained with minimal external support after the end of the pilot phase.

Aranda-Diaz et al. (Apr 27, 2021). Implementation of Rapid and Frequent SARS-CoV2 Antigen Testing and Response in Congregate Homeless Shelters. Pre-print downloaded Apr 28 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.20.21255787