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/PRNewswire/ Today, the Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Summer Johnson McGee, Ph.D., CPH as the 21st President of.
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Large gatherings and much more lenient restrictions have allowed the virus to spread at devastating levels
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Young man returns to his home after getting his COVID-19 shot following the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s government giving permission to vaccinate people older than 18. Credit: Pradeep Gaur
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India’s relatively mild first wave of COVID last year intrigued scientists and led the country’s leadership to declare what turned out to be a very premature victory over the novel coronavirus. The current surge has been much more deadly. Some researchers and media outlets have pinned the blame on new viral variants, which early studies suggest may be more transmissible than the original strain. But many experts familiar with the situation on the ground argue that large gatherings and crowds in closed, compact urban spaces in contrast with the draconian lockdown imposed during the first wave are driving most of the spread.
HAMMONDÂ â The Hammond Education Fund awarded $17,000 in college scholarships to 17 graduates of the School City of Hammond.
According to a news release from the Hammond Education Fund, seven of the students were from Morton High School, four were from Clark High School, three were from Gavit High School and the other three from Hammond High. Each student received between $500 and $2,500 for post-secondary education.
Shardai Holmes, a Hammond High graduate, received $2,500 for the Biel Scholarship, which is given anonymously in memory of Hammond High teacher and administrator, Mark Biel. Holmes will attend Tuskegee University to study nursing.Â
Go on patrol with Aaron Crawford, a Cpl. with the Lowell Police Department, as he speaks about joining the force, DUI enforcement grants, and police Jiu-jitsu training.