NYC Restores Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Public School Students

NYC Restores Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Public School Students
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio presents a proclamation at the 46th Precincts National Night Out in the Bronx borough of New York City on Aug. 3, 2021. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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Amid pressure from the teachers union, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced that public school students will undergo more frequent testing for COVID-19.

Under the new rule, every school will randomly test students each week, instead of every two weeks. However, only a random 10 percent of unvaccinated students whose parents have submitted consent for testing will be tested.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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