How effective is screening for COVID-19?

<p>Screening programmes are in place for many conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to discussions of whether people should be screened for SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. A Cochrane rapid review from September 2020 looks at the evidence for universal screening and we asked lead author, Meera Viswanathan from RTI International in the USA to describe the findings in this podcast.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PodcastsFromTheCochraneLibrary/~4/iA2Q7G4NrMw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>