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Illinois wants to put 60,000 air purifiers in schools

Illinois wants to put 60,000 air purifiers in schools
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By West Kentucky Star staff
Mar. 16, 2023 | SPRINGFIELD
By West Kentucky Star staff Mar. 16, 2023 | 06:45 PM | SPRINGFIELD
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday that the state is launching a $30 million program to distribute more than 60,000 High Efficiency Particulate Air purifiers to Illinois schools to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.

IDPH is coordinating the program with the Illinois State Board of Education. The program is funded by the CDC through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and is targeted to school districts serving lower income communities with elevated air pollution counts.

IDPH estimates 3,000 schools will be eligible for the program, covering 68 percent of school districts in the state. It will cover schools throughout the state, with the exception of Chicago, which has received a separate federal grant.
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