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Acceptability of Community Saliva Testing in Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies in Nursing Homes and Schools

Benoit Pétré1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marine Paridans1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Nicolas Gillain1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-5139
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Eddy Husson1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Anne-Françoise Donneau1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;2 Risk Assessment Group COVID-19, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;3 University and Hospital Biostatistics Center (B-STAT), Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Nadia Dardenne1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;3 University and Hospital Biostatistics Center (B-STAT), Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Christophe Breuer4 Governance Support Unit, Rectorate, Liège University, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-5717
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Fabienne Michel2 Risk Assessment Group COVID-19, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;5 Collection and Analysis of Data and Information of Strategic Utility (RADIUS), Liège University, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-2464
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Margaux Dandoy6 Covid-19 Platform, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Fabrice Bureau6 Covid-19 Platform, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;7 Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, GIGA Institute, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Laurent Gillet6 Covid-19 Platform, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;8 Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health (FARAH) Center, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;9 Laboratory of Immunology-Vaccinology, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Dieudonné Leclercq1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Michèle Guillaume1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Liège University, Liège, Belgium;2 Risk Assessment Group COVID-19, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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Pages 625-631 | Published online: 04 Mar 2022

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