A group of area businesses partnered together on Thursday to provide free COVID-19 testing for teachers in Wellington.
WE NOW KNOW WHY A MAJORCOVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL WAS PUTON HOLD.
THE DIAGNOSIS ONEVOLUNTEER WAS GIVEN AFTER HERSECOND DOSFOR TEACHERS IN WELLINGTON.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU WHYTHEY SAY THEIR TESTING MODELCOULD HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS IN SCHOOLS.<< FOR VETERAN EDUCATOR KITTYWILLIAMS THIS IS ONE TEST SHECOULDNNOT AN EXPERIENCE I WOULD OFEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TOOFFER TO MY CHILDREN”HOWEVER, FOR WILLIAMS THISCOVID-19 TEST IS THE FIRSTSTEP TO FEELING SAFE IN THECLASSROOM.
SHE'S THE DIRECTOROF THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE INWELLINGTON..
WHICH OPENED BACKUP TO STUDENTS IN EARLYAUGUST.“IHAD TO TAKE EVERY PRECAUTIONNECESSARY TO STAY WITH MBABIES” THIS IS ALSO A FIRSTFOR TELEDACTYL, JFI MEDICAL,BUSONE AND UNITED CLINICALLABORATORY.
ALL FOUR CAMETOGETHER THURSDAY TO PROVIDEFREE MOBILE TESTING FORTEACHERS.“DOING SERIALTESTING AND BEING ABLE TOTRACK IT CORRECTLY COULDACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM”IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL HEALTHMATTERS, THE GROUP WAS ABLE TOPROVIDE UP TO 200 FREECOVID-19 TESTS OUTSIDE OFBINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY INWELLINGTON.“THE COLLECTIONTIME TAKES ABOUT 2-3 MINUTESAND AFTER WE TAKE IT TO THELAB WE CAN MAKE THESE TESTRESULTS IN 24 HOURS”“THETESTING HAS TO BE IN SERIALFUNCTION BECAUSE THE MORETESTING YOU DO THE MORE TESTINGYOU DO THE MORE YOU CANMONITOR THE VIRAL LOAD ANDTHEN WHEN ACTUALLY KNOW WHENSOMEONE IS READY TO TRANSMIT”THE NEWLY FORMED GROUP ISHOPING THIS CAN BECOME A MODELFOR TESTING AND TRACING THEVIRUS.“THE CHALLENGES WITHSERIAL TESTING IS THEFINANCIAL PIECE” CO-FOUNDEROF TELEDACTYL ALAN BOTTORFFSAYS RIGHT NOW ONE TEST CANCOST $250 DOLLARS.
HE SAYSMORE TESTING WOULD CUT DOWN ONTHE COST.
AS FOR WILLIAMS SHESAYS YOU CANPEACE OF MIND.“A TEACHERCOULD BE SICK AND NOT KNOW, BUTTHIS WAY WE GET A QUICK TESTAND WE KNOW THAT OUR TEACHERSARE HEALTHY” REPORTING INWELLINGTON, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.
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