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DC Mayor Bowser says students must prove a negative COVID test before returning to school
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Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser On Wednesday, district students announced that they would not be able to return to school on January 5 unless they could prove that their COVID-19 test was negative.
"All DCPS students and staff must submit proof that the COVID-19 test is negative," the mayor said in a Twitter thread.
She also explained how parents can get the necessary antigen tests. The results should be uploaded to a government website that records your name and address.
The policy comes after the DC city council Voted On December 21, a bill will be passed that requires district students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mayor Muriel Bauser of Washington, DC will be screened at a dedication ceremony at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Bowser has faced a backlash in a tweet last week after announcing that vaccine certification will be required at restaurants, bars, nightclubs, indoor entertainment venues, gyms and indoor conference facilities starting January 15.
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser attends the Women's March in Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC (Photo courtesy of Theo Wargo / Getty Images)
Bowser's orders require at least one vaccination for people over the age of 12 to enter these facilities. This will be raised to 2 times by February 15th. Her orders came after similar policies were announced in New York City, Chicago, and Boston.
Vaccination data suggest that Bowser's mission affects black residents in the city disproportionately.According to the most updated in the city Vaccination dataThe vaccination rate for black residents in DC is 46.4%, and only 39.4% of vaccinated black residents are fully vaccinated.
Fox News's Cortney O'Brien and Houston Keene contributed to this report.
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