Just browsing the news bumped into two unrelated stories today, from small town California to large.
Los Angeles is one of the biggest school districts in the country.
LAUSD Is Handing Out Rapid Tests For Baseline COVID Testing; The district requires all students and staff to have the negative COVID-19 test for a baseline in addition to weekly testing. - https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-is-handing-out-rapid-tests-for-baseline-testing-heres-where-to-go
Mendocino County schools ahead of the curve in distributing COVID tests - https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2022/01/07/mendocino-county-schools-ahead-of-the-curve-in-distributing-covid-tests/
They started getting tests ready in 2017…
https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/USA/year/2017/tradeflow/Imports/partner/ALL/nomen/h5/product/902780