"Our schools are so important in our communities. They reach both children, their families, parents, teachers and staff and we think they're an important avenue to make sure that free tests are available," Dawn O'Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response, told Axios.
"I could imagine a situation where perhaps a fifth grade classroom, it has a COVID-positive student and then they send everyone home with a COVID test in the backpack from that fifth grade class," O'Connell said.
It has also been sending free tests to long-term care facilities, food banks and other organizations working with vulnerable populations. A small number of schools that serve socially vulnerable students were previously able to order tests from the federal stockpile.
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