Thematic analysis of national online narratives on regular asymptomatic testing for Covid-19 in schools in England.

Objective: To understand the public perceptions of the schools Covid-19 testing programme in England.

Design: Qualitative social media analysis.

Setting: Online users of parenting forums (Mumsnet and Netmums), Facebook newspaper pages and Daily Mail online readers, who responded to posts or articles about the schools testing programme in England, between 1 and 31 March, 2021.