Study: Testing quarantined kids before they head back to class helps prevent asymptomatic spread
Jill Pease, University of Florida
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Students learn in a portable classroom in Clay County. (WJXT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Many high school students on day nine or later of their COVID-19 quarantine period tested positive for the virus, a University of Florida study published in JAMA has found. The finding suggests schools should adopt a policy of testing quarantined students if they return to class before the end of the standard 14-day quarantine period in order to limit COVID-19 transmission in schools.
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In the study, the UF team found more than 8% of high school students who were quarantined as a close contact of a person infected with COVID-19 (within 6 feet for 15 total minutes) tested positive for the virus on days 9 to 14 of quarantine.
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Executive summary
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Executive summary
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