Washington – Dr Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said Sunday that the United States is likely to go a “long way” from enforcing herd immunity against the coronavirus, even as the number of confirmed cases continues to climb. In an interview with “Face the …
Read More »Working parents reach their breaking point for Coronavirus – and pay for it
Working parents who go without school or camp for six months are about to take another hit: rising childcare costs. Otherwise, with school-age children renting sitters or paying them for online classes they would not need if their children were at school. Some set up tutors or switch to private …
Read More »Florida high school athletes have approved a return this fall, despite thousands of new cases of coronavirus every day
High school sports in Florida have been officially approved to resume this fall. The Florida High School Athletic Association voted Friday to allow member schools to begin their seasons on Aug. 24, despite the daily number of new cases of coronavirus in the state remaining in the thousands. Nearly 800 …
Read More »Lawmaker in Georgia creates COVID-19 whistleblower email for students and faculty
Georgia State House member Beth Moore invites students, faculty, and administrators to report anonymously unsafe conditions at schools that have reopened during COVID-19 cases continue to rise. One Georgia principal threatened “consequences” for those who shared images of the school, prompting Moore to create an email account for clock blockers. …
Read More »Sauk Co. Health Dept. warns of COVID-19 exposure at Reedsburg district-wide registration event
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Someone who attended a district-wide registration meeting for the Reedsburg School District on Tuesday has since tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Sauk Co. Health Dept. The individual attended the registration session Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., health officials said. She explained …
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