The CDC says “test-to-stay” could prevent pandemic learning loss.
The new recommendation is backed up by two separate studies, one of which looked at schools in Los Angeles and the other in Lake County, Illinois. The Lake County study followed 250 positives cases among students in the first few months of the school year, which resulted in more than 1,000 close contacts being exposed to the virus.
“These studies demonstrate that test-to-stay works to keep unvaccinated children in school safely,” CDC Director Rachelle Walensky said, per theAs one doctor pointed out on Twitter, however, the test-to-stay policy only works if schools and students have enough tests to go round, and qualified health professionals to administer them. The demand for tests has been rising, and with the winter settling — not to mention Omicron surging — in they could be increasingly harder to come by.
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