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COVID-19: New CDC Director Gives Guidance On Schools Reopening COVID-19: New CDC Director Gives Guidance On Schools Reopening
Covid-19: New CDC Director Gives Guidance On Schools Reopening With President Joe Biden seeking to open all elementary and middle schools for in-person learning within his first 100 days in office, the CDC has provided new guidance on getting students back into the classroom. The CDC is now saying that it is possible to return to the classroom without fully vaccinating all educators beforehand. “There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday, Feb. 3. "Vaccination of teachers is not…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says COVID-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says
Covid-19: Rates Of Cases In Children 'Steadily Increasing,' CDC Says The number of younger people infected with COVID-19 is on the rise, brand-new data has revealed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. COVID transmission among children may have declined in the spring and early summer due to school closures, but the uptick in young people contracting the virus could intensify now that schools and colleges are reopening. Those under age 18 now account for about seven percent of known COVID cases (while accounting for 22 percent of the population), a rate that's been "steadily increasing" from March to July 2020, the CDC said. But t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Decision On Physically Reopening NY Schools Expected By Friday COVID-19: Decision On Physically Reopening NY Schools Expected By Friday
Covid-19: Decision On Physically Reopening NY Schools Expected By Friday School communities throughout New York should have a better vision of what their future looks like by the end of the week as they await word from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on what reopenings will look like for the academic year. School districts across the state have submitted their preliminary proposals for reopening models amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Cuomo said that the state will review them and make a final decision by Friday, Aug. 7 to allow time to prepare and train for the "new normal." Cuomo previously announced that school districts in New York can follow plans to reopen for in-person …

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by Zak Failla