In field screening procedure
MAY
In mid-January 2022, in-field screening begun on human volunteers in North Italy’s pharmacy COVID-19 testing queues, in order to screen the general population. Sessions were carried out once a week, between February 2022 and May 2022. During each daily session, each dog was asked to investigate a maximum of 10 people, depending on their motivation. The director of training was always present as an external controller, ensuring that the predetermined protocol was followed. For each session, the tests were triple-blinded with the diagnosis being unknown to everyone involved (handler, director of training, and participants). As in the in field study by Vesga et al.