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Wisconsin children account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:17 — mike kraft

Wisconsin says children account for more COVID-19 cases than any Children in Wisconsin account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group this week, according to new data. Jenna Romaine TheHill

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Education secretary says COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory for eligible students

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:03 — mike kraft

Education secretary says COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory for Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday endorsed making coronavirus vaccines mandatory for eligible students, contending that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Mychael Schnell TheHill

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Pregnant women: CDC data: COVID-19 vaccines don't increase risk of miscarriage, birth defects--doctors urge vaccinations

Thu, 2021-09-23 17:41 — mike kraft

CDC: COVID-19 vaccines don't increase risk of miscarriage, birth Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new data on Wednesday that fou Mychael Schnell TheHill

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new data on Wednesday that found that coronavirus vaccines do not increase the risk of miscarriage or birth defects. ....

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COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Thu, 2021-09-23 10:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's “now hiring." Elsewhere, principals are filling in as crossing guards, teachers are being offered signing bonuses and schools are moving back to online learning. AP NEWS

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England's chief medical officer says COVID-19 transmission highest in children

Wed, 2021-09-22 12:29 — mike kraft

England's top medic says COVID-19 transmission highest in children England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday that COVID-19 transmission was currently highest in 12- to 15-year-olds, and that almost all unvaccinated children would get infected at some point. Alistair Smout Reuters

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Nearly 226,000 children in the U.S reported with Covid-19 last week, pediatrician group says

Mon, 2021-09-20 17:46 — mike kraft

Nearly 226,000 children reported with Covid-19 last week, pediatrician group says Coronavirus infections have continued to increase “exponentially” among children across the US, and now account for nearly 26% of all cases reported nationwide, new data published Monday shows. By Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, Mike Hayes and <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, CNN CNN

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U.S. colleges seek help in states where governors oppose mask mandates.

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:36 — mike kraft

Governors shun vaccine mandates as colleges beg for help Some universities have tried to implement stricter Covid-19 precautions but quickly backed down once they realized the political consequences. Daniel Payne POLITICO

College presidents fighting Covid-19 outbreaks in many Republican-controlled states are pushing to enact campus vaccine mandates but are running into a problem: lawmaker resistance.

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Vaccinating children 5 to 11 could protect another 9% of US population from Covid-19

Mon, 2021-09-20 11:02 — mike kraft

If the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is authorized for children ages five to 11, more than 28 million additional people will be eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a CNN analysis of data from the US Census Bureau.

Currently, about 85% of the US population is eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. But the five to 11 age group represents about 9% of the total United States population, which would bump it up to 94%.

According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 63.8% of the total US population has received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and 54.6% of the population is fully vaccinated.

But adolescents are the least vaccinated group. About 57% of adolescents age 12 to 17 have received at least one dose and 46% are fully vaccinated, according to a CNN analysis of CDC data. Children 16 and up were included in the initial emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and children ages 12 to 15 were added in May, more than four months ago.

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