Table 3 Uninfected individuals in the Belgian university population on December 3rd (5 weeks after the end of screening) expressed as a number of individuals and fraction of population. The last column indicates the average net differences with the alternative 1 (no screening)

Reference case (really tested situation)

8708 [8388; 9031]

29.0% [28.0, 30.1%]

1393

4.64%

Alternative 1: No screening

7315 [7007; 7613]

24.4% [23.4, 25.4%]

–

–

Alternative 2: 100% participation

13,732 [13,419; 14,060]

45.8% [44.7, 46.9%]

6417

21.4%

Alternative 3: Start screening on Sept. 1st

10,303 [9956; 10,649]

34.3% [33.2, 35.5%]

2988

10.0%

Alternative 4: Twice-a-week screening

10,189 [9863; 10,530]

34.0% [32.9, 35.1%]

2874

9.6%

Alternative 5: Twice-a-week screening and 100% participation

19,048 [18,837; 19,248]

63.5% [62.8, 64.2%]

11,733

39.1%