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Third graders from Deer Hill School in Cohasset took a tour of the Historic Winslow House in Marshfield to learn what life was like for Colonists. ....
HAMPTON ROADS — The Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts has launched a new substance use disorder and opioid response program called "LEADing Change on the… ....
DePaul’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate ensures that all students will be safe from infecting themselves and others from both the virus and new strains. As a freshman student, I would not have considered returning to campus in the fall if DePaul had not mandated the vaccine. There is too much risk of exposure and infection if a majority of the campus is not vaccinated. The CDC and Illinois Public Health Department have demonstrated that all three vaccines are highly effective in protecting against the virus. Moderna is 94.1 percent effective,Pfzier being 95 percent effective and Johnson & Johnson is 66.3 percent effective, according to the CDC. The vaccine is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when everyone over 16 is eligible to receive one in Illinois. ....
‘By not slaying the beast, we’re letting it grow stronger’: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy complicates attempts at herd immunity Jackson Healy , Contributing Writer|April 25, 2021 FILE – In this April 5, 2021, file photo, Leanne Montenegro, 21, covers her eyes as she doesn’t like the sight of needles, while she receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College in Miami. In the U.S, meanwhile, more than one-fourth of the population nearly 90 million people has been fully vaccinated and supplies are so robust that some states are turning down planned shipments from the federal government. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) ....
The DePaulia Hayley DeSilva, Contributing Writer|February 7, 2021 As of this month, 27 million Americans have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination. Illinois began the first stage of its vaccine rollout plan in December 2020 with phase 1A, which encompassed frontline healthcare workers and long-term care facility staff and residents. On Jan. 25, Illinois entered phase 1B of the plan, which includes members of the population over age 65 and frontline essential workers. A recent survey from ABC7 Chicago showcases the current statistics regarding vaccinations in the city of Chicago. This set of data consists of the percentage of vaccinated individuals in each zip code of the city. Upon closer inspection, the areas with the highest vaccinated populations tend to be wealthier, more developed –– and predominately white. ....