Unvaccinated Kids Can 'Test-to-Stay' in Class Safely, CDC Says
Published Date: 12/17/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Unvaccinated kids who come in contact with someone with Covid-19 can remain in classrooms, if they test negative and meet other criteria, without fueling a school outbreak, U.S. public-health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published studies showing that so-called “test-to-stay” strategies, relying on at least two tests a week, didn’t lead to more student cases than schools that sent exposed kids home outright. The strategy “allows unvaccinated children to stay in school, even if they have been exposed to the virus, so that they don’t have to miss school while they’re quarantining at home,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Friday in a press briefing. She called it a “promising and now proven practice.” Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake