NYC Restores Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Public School Students

NYC Restores Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Public School Students
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio presents a proclamation at the 46th Precincts National Night Out in the Bronx borough of New York City on Aug. 3, 2021. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Amid pressure from the teachers union, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced that public school students will undergo more frequent testing for COVID-19.

Under the new rule, every school will randomly test students each week, instead of every two weeks. However, only a random 10 percent of unvaccinated students whose parents have submitted consent for testing will be tested.