Gorilla recovery, hydroxychloroquine return, prison problems: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Montgomery: Officials said Tuesday that the state will see a slight increase, about 16%, in COVID-19 vaccine doses coming in federal shipments, but the ongoing shortage remains the chief obstacle to getting more people inoculated. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is boosting deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks to increase vaccinations. “I’m pleased that Alabama will receive a slight increase in our vaccine supply. Any margin of increase is appreciated, but we have a long way to go to be able to provide them to any Alabamian who wants one,” Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday. State Health Officer Scott Harris said Alabama will receive an additional 10,000 first doses in its upcoming delivery. The state had been receiving about 50,000 to 60,000 first doses each week but will s
Chicago educators are in the forefront of the resistance of educators across the US to the campaign by the Biden administration and the corporate media to reopen schools.
When the calendar turned from 2020 to 2021 we were all hoping things would get better. It seemed like a silly idea because life doesn t pay attention to a calendar. The coronavirus wasn t going to magically go away. But that s what new years do. They provide hope. Oh how 2021 has already been tumultuous, especially for teachers and parents.
Just as it is time for a much-needed change in public health leadership at the national level in the battle against Covid-19, so too is it in El Paso. We need the right experience and background, which Dr. Ocaranza, a pediatrician, does not possess. The Covid-19 data does not portray a record of success or transparency on Dr. Ocaranza’s part, nor does it create trust and confidence in him.
New report says schools should be able to return safely if protocols are followed
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-28 16:52:14-05
There s new data and opinions from CDC researchers on opening schools safely and what s happening in communities that have in-person learning.
A data and policy viewpoint paper published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows case studies out of Mississippi and North Carolina when schools opened. It found virus transmission within schools was very rare.
Also, most kids were exposed while attending gatherings and social functions outside the home or by visitors in the home.
Staff writer
CHARLESTON An attempt by West Virginia’s two teachers’ unions to block the current school re-entry plans for public schools was blocked by a judge Tuesday.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Carrie Webster ruled Tuesday against a request for a temporary restraining order against the West Virginia Board of Education brought by the West Virginia Education Association and the West Virginia chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.
The two separate suits were rolled into one, but both unions requested a restraining order and injunction.
Webster ruled against the restraining order but is taking a motion to dismiss the case under advisement.