Walensky: COVID Testing Will Be Vital When Kids Return To School

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg / July 20, 2021 at 7:29 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky told Senate health committee members Tuesday (July 20) she’s worried about the surge in upper respiratory cases like influenza or the cold when children go back to school in the fall and they will have to rely on testing to identify which are the COVID-19 cases. “We are going to see upper respiratory infections in these schools in the fall. These kids have not been in school; they have not been...


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