“Do I Have to Be Tested?”: Understanding Reluctance to Be Screened for COVID-19
Aron Egelko, Leen Arnaout, Joshua Garoon, Carl G. Streed, Zackary Berger
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"Do I Have to Be Tested?": Understanding Reluctance to Be Screened for COVID-19 Aron Egelko MD, Leen Arnaout BA, Joshua Garoon PhD, Carl Streed MD, MPH, and Zackary Berger MD, PhD Affiliation Aron Egelko is with the Division of General Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Leen Arnaout is with Kilachand Honors College, Boston University, Boston, MA. Joshua Garoon is with the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Carl Streed is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Zackary Berger is with Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Zackary Berger, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, 601 N Caroline St, Suite 7143, Baltimore, MD 21287 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link.CONTRIBUTORSAll authors conceptualized the argument underlying the editorial. A. Egelko and L. Arnaout wrote the initial draft of the editorial and made final revisions. J. Garoon, C. Streed, and Z. Berger critically read and revised the editorial. Z. Berger supervised the research team. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305964 Accepted: September 04, 2020 Published Online: November 12, 2020