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A Washington state initiative to offer COVID-19 testing in schools is expanding into nearly 50 more districts, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. The service is part of the state’s effort to get more students back to learning in-person with safety precautions in place.

“This is yet another layer of confidence that we want to offer people to go back” to in-person classes, Inslee said at a  Tuesday afternoon.

Inslee also shared an update on the state’s vaccination efforts, including that the federal government this week will increase the number of doses it distributes — likely meaning more doses for Washington state.