Rapid antigen tests are set to be provided as needed or in response to COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, rather than as mass handouts.
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The ACT government will make some changes to the way rapid antigen tests are distributed to school communities for the remainder of term one.
Early childhood staff will also have continued access to rapid tests, under the same distribution arrangements.
For the first eight weeks of term one, all school staff and students were given two free RATs per week.
The government says this change will mean school communities continue to have access to government-funded RATs, which is one of the measures that has supported a safe return for students and staff to on-campus learning at ACT schools in 2022.
It comes as the number of daily infections in the ACT has hit a two-month high with the highest number of new cases since January 19.
The ACT has reported 1314 new infections in the latest reporting period as the two-dose vaccination rate edges toward 97 per cent.
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Each school will have processes in place to ensure families, teachers and volunteers have RATs accessible on request.
Schools will communicate directly with families about how they can access RATs for the remainder of the term.
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