SHIELD testing in Illinois schools is being fulfilled in part by the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network.
An excerpt from their site:
“Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network today announced its partnership with SHIELD Illinois to serve as one of seven labs across the state enabling broader distribution of the University of Illinois’ saliva-based COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test.
“Gift of Hope is a nonprofit organization that coordinates organ and tissue donation and provides public education on donation in Illinois and northwest Indiana. The decision to expand its laboratory services to include COVID-19 testing for residents is an extension of its mission to save and enhance lives through organ and tissue donation.”
Some parents in our group have strong concerns about an organ and tissue donation laboratory handling and potentially keeping a record of their children’s genetic material.