Despite an outbreak of the coronavirus caused by two new Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus; BA.4 and BA.5, South Africa has now put an end to school children wearing masks on Thursday (May 5).
The health ministry announced that regulations requiring all students to wear masks in class expired at midnight ad were not renewed. However, adults are still required to wear masks in public indoor locations, and there are still limits on the number of people for gatherings.
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Puts him at high risk for covid complications. i home the fda pushes this through. we are so ready to re-enter the world. so many other parents remain hesitant. i have not made up my mind whether i will get the kids vaccinated. only 28% of the kids ages 5 to 11 have gotten two doses of the vaccine, and the cdc says most americans have been infected with covid, and coast-to-coast cases are continuing to rise, driven by the omicron sub variant. up more than 50% in the past two weeks with increases in all but six states and d.c. still hospitalizations are below pandemic highs, and deaths continue to decline. even as the u.s. approaches, 1 million deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. stephanie gosk, reporting. pfizer says it s working on a vaccine for young children and will likely request emergency
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