COVID-19 testing among children, parental preferences for testing venues and acceptability of school-based testing: a survey of US parents

In a national survey of 2,074 US parents conducted in March 2021, 35.9% reported their youngest child had been tested at least once for COVID-19. Parents’ preferred testing venue choice was the pediatrician’s office. Only half of parent surveyed (50.6%) reported that they would allow their child to be tested for COVID-19 at school/daycare if it was required.