Dr. Zimmerman: WITH ‘TEST-TO-STAY,’ CHILDREN AND STAFF CAN SAFELY REMAIN IN SCHOOL AFTER COVID EXPOSURES
Duke pediatricians from the ABC Science Collaborative outline how a more focused COVID-19 “test-to-stay” approach can keep kids in school without overwhelming the system
Over the course of a six-week duration, more than 880 tests were performed among more than 360 participants.
“There were no instances in the ABC Science Collaborative ‘test-to-stay’ study where an exposed child became infected and went on to infect other children or adults within the school building,” said Kanecia Zimmerman, MD, MPH, co-chair of the ABC Science Collaborative and Test-to-Stay Principal Investigator, and a pediatrician at Duke University. “Implementation of ‘test-to-stay’ reduced missed days of school during quarantine by more than 90%, saving 1,628 days of in-person learning over the course of the study.”
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