California is offering rapid COVID-19 tests to students and educators in an effort to support school reopening efforts, state education officials announced this week.
State officials have about 5 million BinaxNOW antigen tests that schools can purchase that provide results within 15 minutes and cost $5 per test, said Daniel Thigpen, deputy superintendent of communications for the California Department of Education.
The news arrives on the heels of a deal reached between Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders to offer financial incentives to school districts that reopen by April 1.
Use of the rapid tests aren’t mandatory; rather, they’re an optional resource for schools, Thigpen said.
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