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Schools step up virus testing, despite some parent pushback Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII, Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS University of Minnesota students and staff took COVID tests last November. At least 178 schools or districts have taken up the state’s offer of free COVID-19 test kits for students — a demographic currently seeing higher pandemic infection rates and lower vaccination coverage. At least 178 schools or districts have taken up Minnesota s offer of free COVID-19 test kits for students a demographic currently seeing higher pandemic infection rates and lower vaccination coverage. The requests came in the two weeks since the Minnesota Department of Health offered saliva test kits to middle schools, high schools, and sports organizations to increase surveillance of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Twenty clubs representing six sports have requested 1,013 kits as well.

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