California coronavirus case rate drops to lowest in continental US
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The dome and exterior of the State Capitol building is viewed on January 27, 2015, in Sacramento, California. George Rose/Getty Images
California has the lowest coronavirus case rate in the continental United States, an indication the state may avoid the four-wave surge some other parts of the country are experiencing.
The Golden State s seven-day case rate hit 40.3 new cases per 100,000 people per day on Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is three times lower than the country s average of 135.3 cases per 100,000. Hawaii is the only state with a lower rate and is recording 39.1 new cases per 100,000.
Majority of San Jose students continue distance learning as others return to classrooms
Majority of San Jose students choose distance learning over in-person experience
Thousands of San Jose students returned to classrooms on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year. However, the majority of students at the largest South Bay school district attended the first day back virtually.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Wednesday marked a return to the classroom for some families in the South Bay s largest school district for the first time in more than a year.
But the majority of students remain at home.
According to the San Jose Unified School District, about 35% of families chose to have students come back with 65% opting to continue with distance learning for the final six weeks of school.
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Clinical nurse Jesse Rideout sticks a syringe into a vial of COVID-19 vaccine before administering it. (Photo by Vicente Vera/San Jose Spotlight)
April 20, 2021
Now that anyone over age 16 can get a COVID-19 vaccine, will South Bay school districts require them for students returning to the classroom?
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Not exactly.
In California, state law requires that public school students receive vaccinations for certain transmissible diseases, including polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B and chickenpox. COVID-19 is not on that list.
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Ensuring teachers are vaccinated and have plenty of options to receive their shot is in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the federal agency has not provided guidance for whether students should be vaccinated before returning to in-person instruction.