Control of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates at a Spanish University With In-Person Class Attendance.

Am J Public Health

Mario Gil-Conesa, Fares Amer, Silvia Carlos, and Miguel A. Martínez-González are with the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Arturo H. Ariño is with the Department of Environmental Biology, and Alejandro Fernandez-Montero is with the Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Navarra, Navarra, Spain.

Published: April 2022

The "Safe Campus Program," implemented in 2020 through 2021 at the University of Navarra (Spain), aimed to guarantee a safe return to university campus and prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreaks, avoiding university-wide lockdown. It included COVID-19 education, campus adaptation, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. We describe the main characteristics of the program and analyze the SARS-CoV-2 cumulative incidence among 14 496 university members. The 14-day cumulative incidence in the university was 415.2 versus 447.7 in the region. The program, sustainable in the long term, achieved low SARS-CoV-2 in-campus rates. (. 2022;112(4):570-573. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306682.

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