Massachusetts Governor Activates National Guard to Help With COVID-19 Testing in Schools

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks to the press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site in Boston, Mass., on March 30, 2021. Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday activated up to 200 members of the National Guard to help with COVID-19 testing in the state’s K-12 schools.

Guard members will start training for school-based COVID-19 testing this week, according to the Republican governor’s office. They will then begin conducting COVID-19 tests in a select number of Massachusetts schools on Oct. 18.