As vaccinations expand, finding COVID-19 testing might be becoming harder
Testing has started to take a backseat to COVID-19 vaccinations.
ATLANTA - Across the US, mass COVID-19 testing sites have become mass vaccinations sites.
It is a shift in priorities Arizona State University professor and Rockefeller Foundation advisor Mara Aspinall says makes sense. The key word here is balance, Aspinall says. We clearly need to get shots into arms. But, at the same time, we cannot let up on testing.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends PCR, or molecular, testing for people who have symptoms of the virus or who have had close contact with someone with a confirmed COVID-19 infection.
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With more and more people being able to get the coronavirus vaccine, and as restrictions begin to be rolled back, there is a lot of reason to be hopeful for a return to normalcy. But medical experts say with new strains of the virus, people need to remain cautious. Jake Flannery can’t believe he’ll be one the first few Celtics.
As of Monday, nearly 1 million people were fully vaccinated in Massachusetts, which is expected to move into Phase 4, Step 1 of reopening in less than a week
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