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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune
Even though Mary Helen Wissinger has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since the spring, she avoids indoor dining and going inside public spaces when they appear crowded or the parking lot seems full.
The 67-year-old volunteer church secretary is still social distancing to some degree, choosing curbside pickup at big-box stores and takeout at restaurants.
âI just try to be overly careful,â she said. âEven though Iâve been vaccinated and I should be OK.â
Wissinger lives in Cairo, the southernmost city in Illinois and the seat of the county with the lowest coronavirus vaccination rate in the state.
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 55.8 % HIGHER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 12.3 %
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U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 397
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New Jersey officials say nearly 50 fully vaccinated residents have died from COVID-19
Continuing to require masks will hep make sure those in our school communities who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which encompasses the majority of our students, remain as safe as possible, CPS said in the letter.
CPS will also require students remain three feet apart whenever possible and will use enhanced safety protocols, such as air purifiers, hand sanitizer and disinfecting.
Students will separate for daily meals, CPS said, with some students eating breakfast and lunch in the classroom and others in the cafeteria. Because students have to remove their masks to eat, they will be required to stay three feet apart.