New evidence shows that a practice known as test-to-stay works to keep children in classrooms safely, even if they've been exposed to the virus that causes Covid-19, said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay"Test-to-stay is an encouraging public health practice to keep our children in school," Walensky said Friday during a virtual White House briefing.
Kids 5 to 11 can now get vaccinated. Here's why it's safe 01:28The other MMWR study, also published Friday, includes data on 90 schools across 31 school districts in Lake County, Illinois, that implemented test-to-stay programs between August 9 and October 29. During that period, 258 Covid-19 cases were reported, and 1,664 close contacts were reported.
In Friday's briefing, Walensky echoed the sentiment that other mitigation measures -- such as mask-wearing -- are needed for test-to-stay to be successful."In the test-to-stay protocol, there's increased testing of close contacts after a Covid-19 exposure, and that testing needs to be at least twice during the seven-day period after exposure.
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