The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued recommendations for the 2021-22 school year that include anyone over the age of 2 who wear masks regardless of vaccination status. The Academy also “strongly” recommends face-to-face learning and urges anyone who may be eligible to get vaccinated to protect against COVID-19. AAP said it reinforces recommendations … Read more
Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, said Tuesday the company had been mandated to ship 1.6 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide this year and the company expects to deliver at least 3 billion doses of the vaccine by 2022 to produce. The company is in talks with countries for multi-year contracts with potential delivery. … Read more
It’s been nearly a year since Texas Governor Greg Abbott began easing restrictions on Texas businesses, relying on the support of a team of business executives and public health experts. That was then. That is now. Abbott announced this week that it is dropping all mask mandates and business restrictions effective March 10th. Dr. Mark … Read more
Power outages amid ongoing winter storms have affected more than 2,000 COVID-19 vaccination sites, slowing the pace of administering doses, U.S. health officials said Friday. More than a third of U.S. states have reported shipment delays. Government vaccine distribution partners “have all faced challenges as workers have been snowed in and unable to get to work to package and … Read more
Distance learning in Iowa in December 2020. (Phil Roeder / Creative Commons) It is well known that COVID-19 was largely disastrous for schools, but the numbers behind that claim are still pretty shocking. There are approximately 1.1 million K-12 students in Washington state public schools, and an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 do not have adequate, … Read more
COVID-19 has killed more than 425,000 Americans, and infections have continued to rise despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines in late 2020. USA TODAY is following the news. Please keep updating this page for the latest updates. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox, Join our Facebook group … Read more