Originally published on April 8, 2021 2:29 pm
One-fifth of North Carolinians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but there s only one vaccine that currently has emergency use authorization for people under 18.
The Pfizer vaccine is approved for anyone 16 or older, and has promising clinical data for people between the ages of 12 and 15.
At the monthly state Board of Education meeting, leaders from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Pfizer is hopeful that within weeks, the FDA will approve emergency authorization of their vaccine in children 12 and older.
If the Pfizer vaccine gets approved, that could be good news for increasing the number of students in buildings come fall.
State health officials say expansion of COVID-19 testing in schools would help slow infections
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NC Health Officials Say Rapid COVID-19 Testing Should Be Part Of School Safety
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Cotswold Elementary math facilitator Arikka Stevens does a temperature scan on the first day of in-person classes.
North Carolina health officials said Thursday they want to make rapid testing for COVID-19 a part of the safety plan for public and private schools, and they say they’ve got money to make it happen.
Since students started returning to classrooms, most schools have relied on temperature checks and questions about symptoms and exposure to keep people from spreading the coronavirus. COVID-19 testing has been used mostly for people who develop symptoms.
But Dr. Aditi Mallick, director of the state’s COVID-19 operations center, told the state Board of Education the latest research shows rapid antigen testing is far more effective. The state wants schools to use it for screening staff and students on a regular basis when no symptoms are present. Parents would have to consent to student testing.
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