{"id":16417,"date":"2020-10-20T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=16417"},"modified":"2022-02-26T23:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T23:26:02","slug":"what-is-group-screening-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/what-is-group-screening-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"What is group screening for COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Group screening takes samples from multiple people, mixes them together, and tests them as one. People within a group that test positive are individually retested, or an algorithm is used to identify positive individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pros: Fewer tests to process; more people tested; lower cost; detection of asymptomatic cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cons: It is not efficient when the infection rate is high.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n