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Austin ISD - Announcement: New COVID-19 Testing Method Allows For Safer Classrooms
Austin ISD could test more students for COVID-19 via a new method where students from the same class put their swabs into one testing vial.
October 19, 2021
By Scott Thomas
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Austin ISD could test more students for COVID-19 via a new method where students from the same class put their swabs into one testing vial.
Why it matters: This new approach — called pooled testing — could allow Austin ISD to target campuses where students are testing positive more frequently and help slow the spread.
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Yes, but: Because we’re testing more students, this could lead to more positive results in Austin ISD initially.
What’s next: Austin ISD will begin piloting this new testing approach to learn how well it works at Ridgetop Elementary on Oct. 19.
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