The new requirements were revealed in a reopening plan by the school district. Students along with staff members in the district that do not have proof of vaccination must undergo weekly tests for COVID onsite every Friday, beginning September 17.
The district will also randomly select a percentage (equaling New Jersey’s positivity rate) of students who are not yet age eligible for vaccinations for weekly COVID testing each week starting on September 17.
While the recent lifting of emergency approval for Pfizer doesn’t cover young people ages 12 to 15, these young people can still get the Pfizer vaccine through emergency use authorization. No Covid vaccines have been authorized or approved for use in children under 12. -NBC News August 23, 2021
Parents and guardians of selected students will be notified two days in advance on Wednesdays so they can either be present for testing, or make arrangements for their child to be tested elsewhere.
Hoboken Staff must also either show proof of vaccination or submit to COVID testing. It is unclear if the district's wording of "staff members" includes teachers and administrators (see Figure 1).
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