'Children, they are paying the highest price relative to their risk of having a complication from coronavirus,' says Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican of Louisiana and also a medical doctor. He says testing needs to be targeted.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on May 7. Cassidy says testing needs to be targeted.Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on May 7. Cassidy says testing needs to be targeted.Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican of Louisiana and also a medical doctor, is thinking a lot about what it will take for schools to reopen.
Most states, including Louisiana, have been falling short of the recommended number of daily tests needed to reopen schools and businesses,But Cassidy says that"with the testing we have, if we match it with the need, then we can have an appropriate response. ... Children, they are paying the highest price relative to their risk of having a complication from coronavirus. The highest price.
On Tuesday, the Senate committee is expected to hear from members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force about the administration's efforts around testing and contact tracing, but Cassidy cautioned that any benchmarks they offer will not be the final word. When considering how to reopen schools, Cassidy says, the screening of faculty, staff and students should be"baseline."
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