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COVID-19 Testing to Support Reopening of Schools: A National Forum for
Regional Leaders
COVID-19 Antigen Testing to Support Reopening of
Schools
June 22, 2021
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Today’s agenda
• Welcome & Introduction
• Spotlight: COVID-19 Antigen Testing to Support the Reopening of
K12 Schools
• Question & Answer
• Closing Announcements
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Welcome & Introduction 3 © 2021 NRHI
To support reopening of schools, NRHI, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, will
bring together leaders from schools, universities, health systems, public health,
community-based organizations, health improvement organizations, and government to
share successes and discuss overcoming barriers to school-based testing.
Join us every other Tuesday from 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Final Session
Tuesday, July 20th | 2-3 pm ET*
*no event will be held July 6th
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State of Utah
Test to Play and Test to Stay
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Trends in School Ages July-March
Test to Play/Stay
• 127/192 (66%) HS participated • 13/29 schools that crossed outbreak threshold
• 95% of 11,379 scheduled events completed • 70% of eligible students participated
• Saved an estimated 109,752 in person daysState of Pennsylvania
Project ACE IT
11 © 2021 NRHIPROJECT: ACE-IT, SCOPE
School District of Philadelphia 13 School Districts 17 School Districts 25 School Districts
Responsibilities
County Health Departments Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
County Intermediate Units/School
• Provide public health leadership PolicyLab
District Leadership
• Support testing implementation • Allocate & disburse tests
• Engage districts/schools
• Manage and serve as point of • Convene County Health Depts. &
• Identify champions
contact for logistics of testing Education Leadership
• Develop school testing strategy
distribution & inventory • Provide training & technical
• Assist schools in staffing testing
management assistance for implementationPROJECT: ACE-IT, TESTING STRATEGY & ALGORITHM
January 2021 – present, point-of-care testing
1. Front line: BinaxNOW rapid antigen test
2. Confirmatory: Cue Health NAAT
2021-2022 school year, combine POC + PCR/lab-
based testing
1. Front line: BinaxNOW rapid antigen test
2. Confirmatory: PCR NAAT with CHOP Lab to
support genomic surveillance
Algorithm based on CDC Interim Guidance for
Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2, eff. 12/16/20
• Sx pos → infected
• Sx neg → confirm by NAAT
• NAAT pos → infected
• NAAT neg + known contact → infected
• NAAT neg + no known contact → no current
evidence of infection
• Asx pos → confirm by NAAT
• NAAT pos → infected
• NAAT neg → recommend PCR
• Asx neg → not infected
13EXPANSION IN EARLY-TO-MID 2021 14
EXPANSION IN EARLY-TO-MID 2021 15
EXPANSION OF FOOTPRINT, JANUARY 2021 TO PRESENT
Testing by County Testing by Zip Code Site Locations
January 5, 2021
to
February 27, 2021
Testing by County Testing by Zip Code Site Locations
March 1, 2021
to
May 28, 2021
16QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS?
PolicyLab
coffin@chop.edu
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia eisenm@chop.edu
3401 Civic Center Boulevard policylab.chop.edu
Roberts Center, 10th Floor
@PolicyLabCHOP
Philadelphia, PA 19104Resources
Covid-19 Testing in K-12 Settings: A Playbook
for Educators and Leaders
K-12 National Testing Action Program (NTAP)
Chiefs for Change Reopening Resources
Risk Assessment and Testing Protocols for
Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in K-12
Schools
COVID-19 Testing Commons
Key takeaways from the full Innovation Series and additional
resources are available on NRHI’s
COVID Testing Project Hub
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