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for COVID-19 -
PCR and antibody testing |
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Our preference would be daily PCR testing but it is too
expensive and too slow. We would |
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need 18 machines and even then the students have already
ridden transport. We are |
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really only looking for two conditions: /1/a student was
positive for antibodies and now is |
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negative (either had COVID and now is cured OR the immunity
from vaccine has worn off) |
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OR /2/ a
student was negative for antibodies and now is positive
(either was vaccinated or |
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the student may have COVID). Currently, antibody testing is
relatively faster and cheaper. |
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It is impractical to expect parents to test at home with
current technology. We do NOT |
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plan at this time to insist that students be vaccinated or get
boosters. We expect that the |
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State of California will mandate vaccination and periodic
testing for teachers, aides and |
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staff. We would strongly prefer NOT to send students home -
not even after a second |
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adverse result. There are about 750,000,000 special needs
humans on our Planet Earth. |
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We have yet to see any large-scale studies of vaccine
effectiveness at any level - person, |
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gene or mutation. |