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[COVID-19 screening strategy in workplaces in the canton of Vaud: what lessons?]
David Velez1, Clémence Cornuz2, Jérôme Debons3
1Médecin, Département des policliniques, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Unisanté, Université de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
Repetitive screening in enterprises was one of the measures recommended in Switzerland in the fight against COVID-19. In the canton of Vaud, 70 companies participated in the program, 73 % of which were small and medium-sized enterprises. The SARS-CoV-2 positivity rate was 0.07 % out of 70'105 tests performed. The impossibility of teleworking and the reduction of transmission were the main motivations for joining the program. The facilitating elements were the availability of the Cantonal Medical Office, the existence of a starter kit and the support of the hierarchy within the companies. The main obstacles were the arrival of vaccination, the multiplicity of screening providers and the workload. The program was a pragmatic action tool for companies rather than a population-based strategy.
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