Lane County Public Health is poised to receive a shipment of 40,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits. Spokesperson Jason Davis said they’ve identified where the tests will have the most impact.
“Early Childhood Learning and childcare really are being hit hard by Omicron, both in the way of sick kiddos but also with staffing and staffing shortages due to folks being out because of COVID and because of quarantine.”
Davis said test kit distribution should begin in the coming days. He added that Early Childhood Learning sites were not included in the state’s allocation of COVID-19 tests that went to schools.
Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division has released updated isolation and quarantine guidance for early learning sites. Any child or staff member who tests positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, should now quarantine for 10 days.
Anyone not up to date with COVID vaccinations and exposed to a positive case should quarantine for 10 days. For more information: https://oregonearlylearning.com/child-care-updates.
