MA Schools, Districts Getting COVID-19 Testing Programs
UpdatedFri, Jan 8, 2021 at 2:33 pm ET Replies(33) The pool testing program will evaluate 10 samples at once. Samples will be taken by short swabs up the nose. (Shutterstock) MASSACHUSETTS — The state will offer weekly coronavirus testing for schools in an effort to get more students back in class at a time when some districts face resistance from teachers who say they feel unsafe in the buildings. Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday the pool testing will be made available to all schools and districts in the state in the next month. The state will pay for the launch period — about six weeks —...
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