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DHEC adds some parents to COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1A, but thereâs confusion VIDEO: DHEC adds some parents to COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1A, but thereâs confusion By Abbey O Brien | January 21, 2021 at 3:43 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 5:29 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - This week, state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell announced a new group of people would be added to Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out which means they can get it immediately. âThe parents who serve as home caregivers for children who are medically fragile, or complex or severely disabled can be vaccinated now in Phase 1,â Bell said. âThis, this would not include the parents of children who have a chronic condition like diabetes or asthma or who are have special needs because they are hearing impaired or something like that. And for these parents to be vaccinated, they would have to get a signed attestation from a healthcare provider for their children to confirm that th ....
Week in review: Vaccine brings new hope in virus fight [The Record, Stockton, Calif] A vaccine that comes at possibly the darkest period yet in the coronavirus pandemic is bringing new hope and the prospect of a break for area and state hospitals under siege by a crush of critical coronavirus patients. More: First San Joaquin County frontline health care workers receive COVID-19 vaccine By week’s end, as the county’s death toll had hit 561 and California recorded more than 41,000 new cases and 300 deaths in a single day Friday, health care workers were continuing to receive the new Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The rollout will continue over the coming days, weeks and months in phases, with the highest risk first in line. By phase 4, everyone in the U.S. should have a chance for the shot. ....
By week’s end, as the county’s death toll had hit 561 and California recorded more than 41,000 new cases and 300 deaths in a single day Friday, health care workers were continuing to receive the new Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The rollout will continue over the coming days, weeks and months in phases, with the highest risk first in line. By phase 4, everyone in the U.S. should have a chance for the shot. “Hope is springing up everywhere,” Dr. Scott Neeley, vice president and chief medical officer at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, said in a virtual community update Friday. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel with respect to this pandemic, but we have to stay safe together.” ....
How Manteca Unified’s K-12 hybrid model has been received by some parents [The Record, Stockton, Calif] Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series examining the effects of COVID-19 on education. Coming soon, the effects on educators. MANTECA – Since November, Manteca Unified, the third largest public school district in San Joaquin County, has enacted a K-12 hybrid model for on-campus, in-person instruction. Though not perfect, some parents say it’s been an improvement over virtual distance learning employed countywide last spring and this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under Manteca Unified’s hybrid model, elementary school students follow a morning-afternoon schedule four days a week and high school students attend classes on campus two-days per week and participate in distance learning two days. All students distance-learn on Wednesdays when schools are cleaned and sanitized. Parents can opt for the district’s online academy or indepe ....