U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said that the agency has released a new strategy called ‘test-to-stay’ that allows unvaccinated children to stay in school even if they have been exposed to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new strategy called "test-to-stay" that allows unvaccinated children to stay in school even if they have been exposed to the coronavirus, agency Director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
Some states are already advising their schools to use "test-to-stay" strategies in order to keep more children in class.Schools must test their students twice a week to implement the test-to-stay strategy, Walensky said, adding that many schools already meet that standard.Children arrive at school, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 4, 2021.
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