COVID Testing in Schools

California Department of Public Health COVID

Testing

From: "Le, Ngoc Ly

To: Educate Advocate <educateadvocateca@educateadvocateca.com>

Cc: Ghaly, Mark; Nasser, Elina;  Pan, Erica S; Aragon, Tomas; Barbato, Jeannine; Wagoner, Monica

Date: 03/26/2021 5:05 PM

Subject: RE: PCR testing in Schools Exemptions for Health/Medical Conditions and Disabilities

Good afternoon,

Thank you for inquiring about requirements of testing for your students. Apologies for the delayed response. Please see the below links to the two CDPH guidance documents that describe testing requirements, of which it explains that you cannot require students to take a PCR test and for students under age 13, they will need a parent consent.

School Guidance Testing Considerations (Page 4-5) – Testing Students and Parent Consent

K12 School Guidance FAQ: Here is the related Q&A for this:

Is testing required or voluntary for schools transitioning to in-person instruction?

Testing is voluntary for schools transitioning to in-person instruction; however, it is an important mitigation strategy and can provide a level of support for both students and staff. The Testing Considerations for LEAs and School Communities outlines a variety of circumstances and considerations for testing implementation in K-12 schools. Testing resources through the Valencia Branch Laboratory, including resources on student testing, are accessible through the Schools hub and also available here.

If you have any additional questions, please let us know.

Thank you,

Ngoc Ly Le

From: Educate Advocate <educateadvocateca@educateadvocateca.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 1:33 PM
To: Le, Ngoc Ly; Ghaly, Mark; Nasser, Elina;  Pan, Erica S; Shewry Sandra; Aragon, Tomas; Tara Zimonjic 
Subject: PCR testing in Schools Exemptions for Health/Medical Conditions and Disabilities

California Department of Public Health,

I write to you on behalf of Educate. Advocate. Educate. Advocate. is a statewide nonprofit grassroots organization in California that serves families who have children with special needs and disabilities. I write to you today with a concern many of our families are facing regarding mandated PCR testing for COVID in order to access in person education. Many of our families whose children cannot wear face coverings would also have issue with a swab being inserted against their will up their nose for weekly testing. Several of the large school districts in California, though our state guidelines state testing is only needed if in the purple tier have decided to mandate testing for all students who have in person education in all the other color tier systems as well (red all, 30% in orange and yellow).

I write to implore you to offer exemptions as you did for the face coverings in regards to PCR testing and allow exemptions for those students and staff who for health or medical conditions and disabilities cannot do PCR test and should not be denied access to their in person education because they cannot.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Kristie Sepulveda-Burchit

Educate. Advocate.

Letter from UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS April 19, 2021

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U.S. Department of Education

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OCR's jurisdiction includes discrimination in schools based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability and age. If you believe you or others have been discriminated against on one or more of these bases, you could file a complaint with our office. Here is a link to our website containing information on how to file a complaint with OCR electronically, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html.

California Department of Education

Uniform Complaint regarding Discrimination https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/complaint.asp

Special Education Complaint https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/cmplntproc.asp

COVID Testing Information

Letter and Information on PCR Testing Information for School Administrators

PCR Testing: The Basis for COVID-19 Cases, Lockdown/Quarantine, Tier Systems and Tyranny Presentation March 4, 2021

California

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves State of California waiver request for funding PCR tests for schools March 1, 2021

Governor Newsom Announces Federal Approval of Medicaid Funding for Expanded COVID-19 Testing for Low-Income Students March 3, 2021 

"On the heels of announcing a $6.6 billion school reopening agreement with the Legislature, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has approved California’s request to utilize Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding to provide voluntary COVID-19 testing for low-income students covered by the program, further supporting schools in underserved communities to reopen for in-person instruction."....

"Given the unprecedented nature of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, on December 24, 2020, the California Department of Health Care Services requested permission, using the federal demonstration authority, to provide COVID-19 testing in schools for Medi-Cal children in grades transitional kindergarten through 12. This request to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been approved retroactive to February 1, 2021, and will continue for 60 days after the end of the federal public health emergency.

Medi‐Cal is the primary health care system for more than half of the state’s population under the age of 20. For schools electing to implement COVID-19 testing as an additional mitigation layer – especially those serving communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic – the state and federal governments will now shoulder much of the costs. Medi-Cal provides coverage to 50-55 percent of school-aged children in California."

CDC Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phrased Prevention updated April 23, 2021

"Ethical considerations for school-based testing

Testing should not be conducted without informed consent from the individual being tested (if an adult) or the individual’s parent or guardian (if a minor). Informed consent requires disclosure, understanding, and free choice and is necessary for teachers and staff (who are employees of a school) and students’ families to act independently and make choices according to their values, goals, and preferences. Differences in position and authority (i.e., workplace hierarchies), as well as employment and educational status, can affect an individual’s ability to make free decisions. CDC provides guidance and information related to consent for COVID-19 testing among employees. These considerations also apply and can be adapted to school-based testing.

Schools should make a communication plan to notify local health officials, staff, and families immediately of any case of COVID-19 while maintaining confidentiality in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), and other applicable laws and regulations. Collaboration with local counsel, education, or public health is recommended to ensure appropriate consent is obtained and maintained and results are retained with appropriate privacy and confidentiality.

July 21, 2021 Lab Alert Changes to CDC RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Testing

"After December 31, 2021, CDC will withdraw the request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel, the assay first introduced in February 2020 for detection of SARS-CoV-2 only. CDC is providing this advance notice for clinical laboratories to have adequate time to select and implement one of the many FDA-authorized alternatives.

Visit the FDA website for a list of authorized COVID-19 diagnostic methods. For a summary of the performance of FDA-authorized molecular methods with an FDA reference panel, visit this page.

In preparation for this change, CDC recommends clinical laboratories and testing sites that have been using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay select and begin their transition to another FDA-authorized COVID-19 test. CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses. Such assays can facilitate continued testing for both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 and can save both time and resources as we head into influenza season. Laboratories and testing sites should validate and verify their selected assay within their facility before beginning clinical testing."

CDPH COVID-19 Testing Guidance October 29, 2021

Articles and Studies

If you feel sick this holiday season, should you take a COVID test? (VIDEO) December 29, 2023

"No, and here is why"

Rancid Chinese-run lab in California that was experimenting with HIV, herpes and malaria could have sparked 'disastrous' disease outbreak, Congressional committee warns October 18, 2023

"Once Inside, investigators found industrial freezers stuffed with hundreds of vials of biological material and piles upon piles of cardboard boxes.

There were also 1,000 dead or dying laboratory mice that had been genetically altered to be more vulnerable to catching human infections.

The lab had been run by Universal Meditech Inc, a company with strong ties to China, which had been making unlicensed Covid and pregnancy tests sold in Texas and California."

CDC denounces 'unethical and illegal' mandatory coronavirus testing in schools POLITICO October 15, 2020

"“It is unethical and illegal to test someone who does not want to be tested, including students whose parents or guardians do not want them to be tested,” the CDC said."

Clarifying the evidence on SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid tests in public health responses to COVID-19

February 17, 2021

THE LANCET

"However, for public health measures, another approach is needed. Testing to help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 asks not whether someone has RNA in their nose from earlier infection, but whether they are infectious today. It is a net loss to the health, social, and economic wellbeing of communities if post-infectious individuals test positive and isolate for 10 days. In our view, current PCR testing is therefore not the appropriate gold standard for evaluating a SARS-CoV-2 public health test."

Are False Positives or Sensitive Tests Responsible for School COVID Spikes? CBS13 Investigates-Troubled State Lab April 23, 2021

"State data reveals the recent positivity rate for tests from the CDPH-PerkinElmer state lab is roughly 60% higher than California’s actual positivity rate.

School district administrators are now calling for a state-wide moratorium on asymptomatic PCR testing for student athletes. Many worry kids are being unnecessarily quarantined when the state’s ultra-sensitive COVID test detects old, or irrelevant, levels of virus."

The performance of the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test as a tool for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population May 31, 2021

"In light of our findings that more than half of individuals with positive PCR test results are unlikely to have been infectious, RT-PCR test positivity should not be taken as an accurate measure of infectious SARS-CoV-2 incidence. Our results confirm the findings of others that the routine use of “positive” RT-PCR test results as the gold standard for assessing and controlling infectiousness fails to reflect the fact “that 50-75% of the time an individual is PCR positive, they are likely to be post-infectious.

” Asymptomatic individuals with positive RT-PCR test results have higher Ct values and a lower probability of being infectious than symptomatic individuals with positive results. Although Ct values have been shown to be inversely associated with viral load and infectivity, there is no international standardization across laboratories, rendering problematic the interpretation of RT-PCR tests when used as a tool for mass screening."

Widespread coronavirus surveillance testing at schools is a bad idea April 19, 2021

"Surveillance testing of asymptomatic teachers and students is not only a waste of resources; it also threatens to radically disrupt the day-to-day functioning of schools. After a lost year of education, that’s the last thing we need."

Changes for educating quarantined California students proposed by governor, Legislature EdSource September 6, 2021

"civil rights and student advocacy groups, including Children Now and the California State PTA, sent their own alert last week urging the Legislature to “reject any effort to roll back students’ rights relative to independent study.” Not only should the “modest protections” for families and students be retained, they said, but they should be improved, especially for English learners and students with disabilities, who are facing delays or denials of extra services. Parents are reporting that the quality of independent study varies among districts and schools: Some families say they’re satisfied; others report there have been few assignments, taking little time, or that their children spent the first weeks at home, on a waitlist with no work, for lack of teachers." 

FBI Warns California Genetics Company Likely Shares Americans' Health Data With China December 1, 2021

"The FBI says a genetics testing company with tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts is most likely providing Americans' health data to China.

The agency told Los Angeles County officials last week it had obtained "very concerning information" about Fulgent Genetics, a California-based firm founded by Chinese-American billionaire Ming Hsieh. Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva said the FBI warned him and other county officials that Fulgent likely shares the health data it collects with the Chinese government."

COVID Testing of Asymptomatic Students Doesn't Make Kids Safer Slate January 26, 2022

"Given the learning losses kids have already suffered, our focus now must be on making up lost ground. Aggressive testing policies that send a substantial number of students home are compounding the losses instead. Disrupting kids’ routines—particularly keeping them out of school—has potential to worsen their mental health, and has been shown to lead to learning losses, a potent predictor of life course outcomes. Indeed, regardless of one’s view about specific mitigation strategies, few serious people would dispute that missing school harms kids. "

The Price Tag For LAUSD's COVID-19 Testing Has Been A Lot Higher Than Expected February 22, 2022

"LAUSD projects spending more than $527 million on testing and contact tracing before the end of the school year, according to a briefing officials delivered to school board members Tuesday afternoon. That’s more than four times the amount LAUSD expected to spend on testing last June.

The district has administered between 1-2 million tests each month this school year — around three times the number of tests they expected to conduct last June."

Comparative Effectiveness of Single vs Repeated Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing Among Asymptomatic Individuals in a Workplace Setting JAMA March 18, 2022

"Of 623 total positive test results, 238 (38%) were confirmed to be true positive and 385 (62%) false positive by RT-qPCR. "

Boston University COVID Testing Policy Violated Americans with Disabilities Act, CHD Lawsuit Alleges April 4, 2022

"The school required a specific testing regimen that provided for no alternative protocols for those unable to comply with the testing method mandated by the University.

The claim, brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), charges that Boston University not only refused to provide an alternative method of testing to accommodate Corrigan’s disability, but also refused to engage in the requisite interactive process required to reach accommodation, and otherwise failed to provide an effective, comprehensive and meaningful grievance process."

Strict COVID vaccine bills could face uphill battle CalMatters April 7, 2022

"Further obscuring the clarity of California’s COVID situation, some counties, including Los Angeles, are scaling back free testing sites as a result of the Biden administration winding down federal reimbursement programs for uninsured patients."

California says asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus don't need to quarantine LA Times April 13, 2022

"The state also says that K-12 schools may allow asymptomatic exposed students, regardless of vaccination status, to stay in school unless they develop symptoms of illness or test positive."

We Need to Stop Indiscriminately Testing for COVID. It's Harming our Kids Newsweek April 25, 2022

"Screening school children for COVID-19 is an obvious example of intervention where the harms appear to clearly outweigh the benefits. Screening asymptomatic children for COVID-19 whether they have been in contact with someone with COVID or not has not been shown to reduce viral spread or improve child or community health. What is has been shown to do is result in unnecessary school days lost and excessive burdens on school districts and working families. And it diverts resources from pressing educational and public health needs, things like the pandemic-related educational achievement gap and the growing mental health crisis among children."

When is the US dropping pre-departure tests for vaccinated travelers? May 10, 2022

"But despite the CDC giving little away, US airlines have hinted that the rules could ease in a matter of weeks.

“We are hearing good things from Washington,” US airline Delta president Glen Hauenstein reportedly told analysts during a meeting on 13 April. “Hopefully that [the testing requirement] gets rolled back in the next few weeks.”"

Analysis: Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID checks Reuters May 10, 2022

""The claim was that (mass testing) would stop the pandemic in its tracks, and that it would cut transmission by 90%. And it hasn't," said Angela Raffle, a senior lecturer at Bristol University Medical School, who has worked with the UK's National Screening Committee."

Routine Surveillance and Vaccination on a University Campus During the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant  JAMA May 18, 2022

"Based on analysis of routinely collected population surveillance data, Cornell’s experience shows that traditional public health interventions were not a match for Omicron. While vaccination protected against severe illness, it was not sufficient to prevent rapid spread, even when combined with other public health measures including widespread surveillance testing. "

Los Angeles Unified to scale back COVID testing EdSource June 7, 2022

"Beginning June 13, LAUSD students and employees will no longer be required to test weekly but instead test only if they experience symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. "

Spending spree: Oversight scarce as billions in COVID aid poured into California schools Ed Source June 9, 2022

"It wasn’t just technology companies that reaped massive paydays from districts flush with stimulus cash. Personal protective equipment vendors and businesses selling indoor air quality products got lots of deals. Firms touting COVID testing-related services also were in high demand.

In September 2021, San Diego Unified’s board ratified a no-bid contract with a firm called Responsive Partners LLC to run a COVID testing program. The district amended the contract a few months later and the agreement – which runs through July 30 – is now worth up to $52 million.

Responsive Partners formed during the pandemic in April 2020, records show. Its manager-members in the most recent filing with the Secretary of State’s Office are three other companies. Its address listed in regulatory filings and on the company’s website is a UPS drop box in Orange County.

The board ratified the initial agreement at a September board meeting with no discussion, a video of the meeting shows. The board approved the amended agreement in January, again, with no public discussion.

That a company with no history, no apparent physical location and murky ownership could get a massive no-bid testing contract with the second largest district in the state – all without any kind of public hearing – is emblematic of the large amounts of money flying out the door with limited oversight and little transparency.

School officials say the contract was worth it for a district that’s had a particularly aggressive testing strategy to keep schools open – offering far more tests and testing sites than many other districts.

“I can’t say enough good things about this company. We’ve had such great care from them,” said Susan Barndollar, San Diego Unified’s head of nursing.

CalMatters spoke to a number of people within the district who said the testing program has worked well. Multiple sources also talked about the staffing crunch at the time and how difficult it was finding health care workers.

“Responsive labs really looked at the staffing, and they had a very creative solution for it,” Barndollar said. “They had a huge pool of EMTs they could use in San Diego to do the testing. They had ambulances and vans to get their equipment around. Their prices were very competitive.”

The man who signed the contract for Responsive Partners was Ryan Merchant. According to his LinkedIn profile, he previously managed a Southern California ambulance company.

The managing member of Responsive Partners who filled out the most recent business filing with the Secretary of State’s Office is Brandon Hudler. 

CalMatters attempted to speak with someone at the company. A man who answered the phone listed on Responsive Partners’ website identified himself as Merchant’s business partner but declined to provide his name. He said the company’s attorney – whom he declined to name – would call a CalMatters reporter to answer questions. No attorney called.

CalMatters also emailed a list of questions to Merchant at his Responsive Partners email listed in the San Diego Unified contract. He did not respond.

San Bernardino City Unified put its testing contract out to bid. They ultimately selected Applied Memetics, a Virginia-based firm founded by Daniel Gabriel, a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, according to his bio on the company’s website.

As recently as 2018, the company was described in Intelligence Online as “a key player in the Pentagon’s offensive to counter the influence of (the) Islamic State … on social and other media platforms.”

While the company’s website until recently still touted its national security work, the homepage described Applied Memetics as “America’s Leading Provider of K-12 & Community Health Solutions.”

The former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Dr. Robert Redfield, is listed on the site as being a senior medical adviser.

San Bernardino City Unified paid the company $8.4 million in stimulus money through the first eight months of this fiscal year, records show. The entire agreement is worth up to $12.7 million, according to board documents.

Jens Dakin, a company vice president, said Applied Memetics’ core skills – strategic communications, research, data analysis – translate well to public health.

“It’s problem solving,” he said.

School and teachers union officials praised the company, which helped cover a shortage of nurses in the district.

San Mateo Union High School District schools relax COVID testing June 27, 2022

"COVID-19 testing requirements for students at San Mateo Union High School District campuses have been suspended through the start of the next school year after staff argued upholding the board policy was an administrative struggle.

“If we’re going to have a board policy, we should be able to follow it and we should be able to do what’s right for students,” said Superintendent Kevin Skelly during Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting."

Whittier Nurse's Suit Ties Job Loss to COVID Testing Refusal June 27, 2022

"A former nurse at PIH Health Hospital Whittier is suing her ex-employer, alleging she was discriminated against and then terminated in 2021 because she objected on religious grounds to being tested for the coronavirus."

How Your DNA Tests Could Make You A Target For Bioweapons July 30, 2022

"For the millions of Americans, and potentially billions around the world, who have volunteered their DNA, the reality is that potential bad actors may already be developing drugs and weapons based on their most personal data of all — their genetic code."

Stop testing asymptomatic children in schools for COVID-19 August 16, 2022

"It is time to consider the harms we are imposing on our children and on society by continuing to regularly test children for COVID-19 in schools. It is time to stop testing asymptomatic children in schools for COVID-19."

A Deeper Dive Into The CDC Reversal August 18, 2022

"What about mass testing?

Forget it:

“All persons should seek testing for active infection when they are symptomatic or if they have a known or suspected exposure to someone with COVID-19.”

Oh. 

What about the magic of track and trace?

“CDC now recommends case investigation and contact tracing only in health care settings and certain high-risk congregate settings.”

Oh. 

What about the unvaccinated who were so demonized throughout the last year? 

“CDC’s COVID-19 prevention recommendations no longer differentiate based on a person’s vaccination status because breakthrough infections occur, though they are generally mild, and persons who have had COVID-19 but are not vaccinated have some degree of protection against severe illness from their previous infection.”"

Cashing in on COVID: USA TODAY investigates claims against companies that profited in pandemic USA Today August 30, 2022

"USA TODAY reporters investigating allegations against the Illinois-based Center for COVID Control and Nomi in Utah went on to reveal each company's role in the government's haphazard and chaotic response to the pandemic that enriched businesses and deprived the public of critical information."

EXCLUSIVE: 7-Year-Old Boy Sues California School District for Violations of Civil Rights July 24, 2023

"It all started in September 2021 when at times he refused to wear a mask in school and did not consent to getting tested for COVID-19 weekly.

“I did not like this big gigantic thing up my nose,” said H.N.

From September 2021 to June 2022, H.N. and his father informed the school principal multiple times that they did not consent to “experimental medical products like masking or COVID injections.”"

Reedley Chinese COVID Lab Received Tax Credit of $360,000 From Gov. Newsom’s ‘GO-Biz’ August 2, 2023

"According to National Review, “court documents further showed that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conducted tests on the more than 800 chemicals found at the site and that over 20 infectious agents were found present, including Hepatitis B and C, streptococcus pneumonia, chlamydia, rubella, and Herpes 1 and 5.” As a federal investigation is underway, where will the money trail lead us?"

Proposals in California Legislature would encourage government secrecy August 7, 2023

"Journalists from San Joaquin Valley news site GV Wire posed several of what they considered to be routine factual questions to the state Department of Public Health last week about a mysterious laboratory discovered in the small town of Reedley.

The laboratory, in an abandoned warehouse, contained mice, biological fluids and samples of dreaded diseases including HIV, malaria and COVID-19. Federal and state investigators are delving into the situation, which surfaced when a city building code inspector noticed a hose snaking out of a wall in the warehouse.

The journalists wanted to know how the department oversees laboratories, how often they are inspected and how illegal labs get discovered. But they initially got nowhere, telling the journalists to search their website to find answers. Department officials refused an interview request, and only after being pressed did they answer basic operational questions.

“Administration of @GavinNewsom has zero commitment to transparency,” columnist and news director Bill McEwen tweeted in frustration.

It was an example of what reporters and others have increasingly experienced in recent years as they attempt to decipher what politicians and bureaucrats are doing. It’s not hyperbole to say that a wall of secrecy has been erected around the state Capitol and the surrounding complex of buildings housing state agencies.

It was beginning to happen before COVID-19 struck the state in 2020 but it worsened during the pandemic as Gov. Gavin Newsom wielded emergency powers that suspended many of the “sunshine laws” governing open meetings, open records and other forms of access.

Newsom and other officials became used to operating out of public view and even after the pandemic eased, they continued the same practices.

The post-pandemic syndrome manifests itself not only in politicians and other officials seeking to avoid the give-and-take of direct questioning by reporters, as McEwen learned, but in the proliferation of meetings that are accessible only via internet.

California’s First Amendment Coalition, which attempts to preserve access to governmental records and meetings, may be fighting an uphill battle as the Legislature moves several measures that would reinforce closed door government...."

In Case You Missed It: The PCR Illusion August 30, 2023

"They can try to pull the PCR deception once again, but we will be here calling them out and mocking them every step of the way. Now is a more important time than ever to question everything."

Israel Hospitals PUSH BACK on Testing Mandate September 6, 2023

"This past week, the Israel Ministry of Health ordered hospitals to tests all patients for Covid. A surge in cases has people scrambling and pushing to be the first in line to quash your rights and re-activate the WORST parts of the Covid regime - PCR testing being near the top.

Our friend, Dr. Eli David found a response from the hospitals on the order of - “go stick it in your ear!”"

Do not report COVID cases to schools & do not test yourself if you feel ill September 6, 2023

"The commenter suggests that the only option left for remaining sensible people is to not longer comply in the system that yields this outcome. Here are some practical suggestions: 

1. If you child is sick— do not test that child for COVID. 
2. When they look good enough for school, send them in. 
3. If you are sick— do not test yourself for COVID. (after all, Paxlovid data almost surely doesn’t apply to you — new post coming). 
4. If anyone is sick, do not tell your employer or school. 
5. Stop reporting these illnesses, and encourage your colleagues to cease reporting. 
6. Decline any further COVID19 vaccination, unless RCTs show benefit in your age group
7. Complain to your employer about any mandates or declination forms.

In my estimation— it is the only logical course left. The strategy makes sense. It’s time to go dark with all COVID data. If enough people don’t participate, the irrationality will stop. Eventually."

Congressional panel on Chinese influence subpoenas materials on clandestine Reedley lab September 13, 2023

"A clandestine, unlicensed laboratory discovered in a Reedley warehouse last year – and owned by companies whose owners live in China – has come under the scrutiny of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

The bipartisan committee of the U.S. House of Representatives served a subpoena to the city of Reedley last week, according to Politico. The online news organization reported Wednesday that Reedley city officials turned over a vast trove of documents, photographs and video to the committee."

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them September 20, 2023

"The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus casesthat has typically come during colder months. 

The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and that no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service."

U.S. Representatives unveil illegal Reedley lab investigation report November 15, 2023

"They found the company, Prestige Biotech and Universal Meditech, purchased counterfeit "covid and pregnancy tests," and was falsely relabeling them as American-made, and selling them to American customers."

INVESTIGATION INTO THE REEDLEY BIOLAB (REPORT) November 15, 2023

Letters to University in Illinois concerns COVID testing

Transcript: U of I President Tim Killeen's Responses to Illinois Rep. Deanne Mazzochi re: SHIELD March 3, 2022

Letter: Deanne Mazzochi & Five Illinois Legislators to U of I President Tim Killeen March 16, 2022

Letter: U of I President Tim Killeen's Response to Rep. Deanne Mazzochi et al April 14, 2022

New York

Huge Victory: Under Pressure, New York Ends Mandatory COVID Testing in Schools 2/17/2021

Judge Denies Injunction to End Mandatory PCR Testing in NYC Schools 3/4/2021

NY stops COVID testing mandate for unvaccinated state workers but not yet for teachers 6/10/22

"New York quietly lifted its weekly COVID-19 testing mandate for unvaccinated state workers on Tuesday, ending one of the few remaining pandemic restrictions intended to limit the coronavirus’ spread. And a similar measure requiring weekly COVID-19 testing of unvaccinated teachers and school employees will end June 30, state officials said."

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