Rapid antigen tests to reduce quarantine for NSW primary students | JordsBaker
Unvaccinated primary school students in NSW will only have to self-isolate for the first seven days after being exposed to COVID-19 as long as they return negative rapid antigen tests for the following week.
“Using [rapid antigen tests], our pilot at Albury North Public School has shown that tests are effective in reducing the amount of time close contacts spend learning from home, with 38 students able to return to the classroom after seven days, instead of the standard 14 for unvaccinated contacts,” she said.Significant disruption tohas prompted parents to call for wider use of rapid antigen tests, which can now be self-administered at home and produce a result within 15 minutes.
In Sydney’s eastern suburbs, hundreds of students are in self-isolation after multiple COVID-19 cases across three local schools. Almost half the children at Bondi Public are in quarantine and students at Randwick have been sent home twice in two weeks.The NSW Department of Education will supply the rapid antigen tests to schools where there has been a positive case, focusing on primary schools where most students are ineligible for vaccination.
“Providing parents with an option to use the rapid antigen testing kits at home, and then sending in the negative tests before the start of the school day, allowed us to reduce this time at home whilst still ensuring the safety and wellbeing of everyone at school,” Mr Smith said.
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