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AOb wants priority in rapid tests

Prioritize teaching and childcare personnel to rapid tests, as soon as they can be deployed. That plea sent the AOb, other unions and educational employers and organizations to the House of Representatives this afternoon.

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The organizations emphasize in their brief that shelter and education are guaranteed as much as possible. “But the workload is increasing; faster testing can ease that a little bit ”, says AObVice-chairman Jelmer Evers. 'This is not only in the interest of the quality of education and the prevention of further backlogs, but also of great economic importance,' the organizations write in a joint letter.

More and more people are sitting at home awaiting their test result

Employees are at risk, it is important that they are tested and diagnosed quickly to prevent drop-out. “The infections are increasing and at the same time there are more and more people at home awaiting their test result ”, says Evers. “That is on top of the teacher shortage. In these times it makes a difference whether you have to wait one or two days for a test result. That is the difference between a class that is taught and a class that is sent home. ”

Difficult

Since September 21, teaching staff from primary and secondary education has already had to priority at the test streets of the GGD. Evers: “In the cities where it was already difficult due to the teacher shortage - Rotterdam and The Hague, for example - you see that this priority is difficult.

Now that two rapid tests have been validated and are likely to be put into use soon, the organizations underline that those tests should be given priority to staff in education and other vital organizations. Evers: "We must implement every measure that can reduce the pressure on education a little bit."

Read the letter to the Lower House here

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