Public schools in Washington, D.C. are requiring students and staff to test negative for COVID-19 before returning to school after Thanksgiving.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Tuesday, "If folks get their updated vaccines, and they get treated, if they have a breakthrough infection, we can prevent essentially every COVID death in America."announced that everyone returning to school after the upcoming holiday weekend will be required to be free of coronavirus.
"To support a safe return from Thanksgiving break, all students and staff are expected to provide proof of a negative," the announcement at the top of the district’s site reads."Families should test their students and upload test results…on Sunday, November 27." A BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home.
The post includes a link telling students, parents, and staff where to get test kits and how to submit the results.Schools have distributed the test kits in student backpacks up until Tuesday, Nov. 22.On Sunday, Nov. 27, the district expects everyone to take the test and submit the
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