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COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says
Covid-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 as early as next week, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing federal officials.  The timing could not be better for school districts that are resuming in-person instruction and hoping for a full return to normalcy next fall.  Vaccinating children is also a crucial element in achieving heard immunity and decreasing numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, The Times says.  While NJ, NY and CT positive rates have been dropping, other states including Pen…

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by Jon Craig
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2 High Schools In Montgomery County Remote After Students Launch Petition, Staff Sidelined 2 High Schools In Montgomery County Remote After Students Launch Petition, Staff Sidelined
2 High Schools In Montgomery County Remote After Students Launch Petition, Staff Sidelined High schools in Montgomery County will be going all remote following a petition launched by students asking for just that. A Change.org petition was launched earlier this week by high school students after the district announced on Dec. 7 that in-person instruction in the hybrid model would continue through Dec. 22. Days later, an announcement posted to the Lower Merion High School website said students at both Harriton and Lower Merion high schools would be virtual from Dec. 14 through Jan. 8. Special education students who have been identified by their IEP teams may stay in the scho…

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by Cecilia Levine