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MDPI, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), p. 6316, 2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176316

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Schrödinger’s Worker: Are They Positive or Negative for SARS-CoV-2?

Journal article published in 2020 by Federico Meloni ORCID, Marcello Campagna, Angelo Restivo, Pierluigi Cocco
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

In these days of 2020, tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, and their use in the context of health surveillance of workers, are becoming popular. Nevertheless, their sensitivity and specificity could vary on the basis of the type of test used and on the moment of infection of the subject tested. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to make employers, workers, occupational physicians, and public health specialists think about the limits of diagnostic tests currently available, and the possible implication related to the erroneous and incautious assignment of “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to workers during screening campaigns in workplaces.