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School divisions swamped preparing for rapid tests of staff

School gymnasiums and board offices across the province are being transformed into rapid-testing sites as divisions prepare for an influx of unvaccinated employees who will soon be subject to frequent COVID-19 checks.
Winnipeg Free Press ·
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"This is a significant undertaking for school divisions and it's being taken very seriously," says Alan Campbell, president of the Manitoba School Boards Association. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)

School gymnasiums and board offices across the province are being transformed into rapid-testing sites as divisions prepare for an influx of unvaccinated employees who will soon be subject to frequent COVID-19 checks.

School administrators are fine-tuning protocols to distribute Abbott PanBio or BD Veritor antigen test kits ahead of Oct. 18 — the day on which the testing policy takes effect for teachers, educational assistants, and other employees who do not provide their supervisors with proof of full immunization against the novel coronavirus.

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