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As the school year is approaching, the debate over mask mandates in schools continues to be a hot topic at some board of education meetings, and one, in particular, has made the news. At the Webster Board of Education meeting, where one current and two former students praised the district’s masking mandate, was interrupted by […]
Even though the current Texan Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19, the governor is strongly against the mask mandate and does not require it for the state. To get around Abbott’s mask ban, the Paris Independent School District in Texas will now require students to wear masks as part of its dress code. […]
Yesterday, the Rochester City School District employees were informed that they must be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing, making the RSCD the first local district to require this policy. Employees who don’t submit to testing will not be allowed to return to work and will be placed on unpaid leave and testing must be […]
With the delta variant of the COVID-19 continuing to surge. Experts have predicted some school supplies could sell out of face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on July 27th, recommending that people vaccinated for the coronavirus start wearing masks indoors again in areas with substantial or high transmission. That […]
The U.S.-Canada border has remained off-limits to non-essential travel since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. This 15-month closure of the border between the United States and Canada could soon come to an end, however, officials from both countries have yet to comment on anything publicly. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke earlier […]
India is currently facing an out-of-control coronavirus wave. Thousands of people are dying, some in the streets, every single day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hesitant to put his economy through another round of turmoil. Regardless of the Prime Minister’s hesitancy, India’s economy may crash anyways. India is the second-largest global exporter of leather and […]
Earlier last week, the FDA had put the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on pause due to some rare complications that were being reported. Fifteen women out of the 7 million who have received the vaccine have reported severely rare blood clots that may be linked to the vaccine. Yesterday, a panel of experts from […]
According to the latest data from John Hopkins University, the number of Global deaths from the coronavirus has topped 3 million. The United States is currently leading in a total of deaths, with more than 566,000. Brazil follows second with 368,000. The global death had reached 1 million back in September of 2020 and in […]
Greece Central School District has now been assisting families affected by the pandemic for a year. Their partnership up with Foodlink gives theme the ability to help families facing food insecurity by providing them with a two week supply of food. Since they started the program last year, they have given out over 10,000 boxes […]
Officials from the White House have announced that the Biden administration is planning on sending millions of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Mexico and Canada. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the US was planning to send approximately 2.5 million doses with Mexico and 1.5 million with Canada, but the numbers aren’t […]