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. 2022 Oct 3;75(Suppl 2):S231-S235.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac440.

Utility of a Test-to-Return Strategy to Identify Individuals With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 School Setting-District of Columbia, January 2022

Marsha E Samson  1   2   3 , William L Still  1 , Miguella Mark-Carew  4   5 , Daniel K Jarris  1   6 , Areej Idris  1   6 , André van Zyl  1   7 , David Addo  1 , Patrick Ashley  1 , Otto J Ike  1 , Ebony S Thomas  1 , Anil T Mangla  1 , LaQuandra S Nesbitt  1
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Utility of a Test-to-Return Strategy to Identify Individuals With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 School Setting-District of Columbia, January 2022

Marsha E Samson et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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  • Correction for CID-113796 - ciac440.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Nov 30;75(11):2051. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac844. Clin Infect Dis. 2022. PMID: 36331807 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

The highly transmissible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant led to increased hospitalizations, staffing shortages, and increased school closures. To reduce spread in school-aged children during the Omicron peak, the District of Columbia implemented a test-to-return strategy in public and public charter schools after a 2-week break from in-person learning.

Keywords: COVID-19 testing; District of Columbia; K–12 schools; evaluation; population-based surveillance.

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Potential conflicts of interest. P. A. has received a CDC Public Health Preparedness grant. All other authors report no potential conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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