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COVID-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say COVID-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say
Covid-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say With new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations threatening to overwhelm hospitals in some parts of the country, officials are cautioning that the rise in cases among children “is just the beginning.” As the new academic year approaches, top US health experts are cautioning that the rise in new COVID-19 cases among children who are still ineligible to get vaccinated is likely to get worse when classes resume. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), more than 121,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the US among children last week, more than 14 times the weekly number as…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
COVID-19: NY Schools Required To Provide Latest Data For New Online Dashboard Tracking Cases COVID-19: NY Schools Required To Provide Latest Data For New Online Dashboard Tracking Cases
Covid-19: NY Schools Required To Provide Latest Data For New Online Dashboard Tracking Cases With schools reopening through either hybrid or remote learning plans, the state has set up a new COVID-19 dashboard in which the latest data will be required so parents and educators may monitor the number of cases connected to students and teachers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York school districts must provide the Department of Health with daily COVID-19 data regarding people who test positive in each school building beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. The dashboard will be launched and made public here as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when most schools will be back in session. School…

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COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of People Who Think It'll Be Safe To Go Back To School In Fall COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of People Who Think It'll Be Safe To Go Back To School In Fall
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of People Who Think It'll Be Safe To Go Back To School In Fall While the country has started coming out on the other side of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a large amount of Americans still don’t believe schools will be safe to reopen come the fall, according to a new poll. A newly released Quinnipiac University poll found that approximately half of 1,323 voters polled nationally between Thursday, May 14, and Monday, May 18 felt that way. The poll found that 50 percent of voters said they do not think it will be safe to send students of any age back to school in September, against 43 percent who believe it will be safe. Eight percent said…

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by Zak Failla