Comment on Maine’s aggressive lead policy has child testing back up after pandemic lull

Maine’s aggressive lead policy has child testing back up after pandemic lull

Lead testing of Maine’s youngest and most vulnerable children is on the rise, with only a temporary dip early in the pandemic, moving the state closer to its goal of eradicating lead poisoning by 2030.A 2019 law that broadened screening and a trend toward more in-office rather than at-the-lab testing boosted screens for the heavy metal, which can damage the brains of young children.

 

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