All staff administering the tests must follow the instructions provided on the test package insert regarding specimen collection, handling, transport and storage. All components of the tests should also be disposed of as medical waste. Please pay close attention to the expiration dates listed on test packaging.
If your district or schools do not already have medical waste disposal processes in place, many sites participating in the pilot partnered with vendors such as SteriCycle to provide this service.
Though testing outdoors may be ideal for social distancing and ventilation purposes, it also poses a number of challenges, temperature being one. Sites must assure testing supplies are maintained within the defined range and consider use of temperature control equipment outside.