Biden administration will provide K-12 schools with additional 10 million Covid-19 tests per month

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The Biden administration announced new initiatives to provide an additional 10 million Covid-19 tests per month to schools and students in an effort to keep classrooms open

The administration will distribute 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million free PCR tests to schools each month, according to an administration fact sheet. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will set up"surge" testing sites in communities with high transmission.

Read MoreAccording to the CDC, Covid-19 screening testing should be offered for students at least once per week when community transmission is at moderate, substantial or high levels.Some cities and school districts are already taking aggressive action as the Omicron variant sweeps the country.Several Atlanta-area school districts are delaying in-person classes and starting 2022 with remote learning.

 

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In April when we won't need them

And the odds of this actually happening are around 50-1.

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By the time these get out the pandemic will be over.

The Biden administration gave the states millions in Covid relief money to fund testing and mitigation measures months ago. Where’s the accountability?

These tests are about as effective as masks at preventing spread. This is a complete waste of taxpayer dollars. This entire pandemic has been one huge racketeering scam. The taxpayers have taken it right up the keister.

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