Category: Health Education

Utah Health Authorities Say No Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Any Deaths

Utah health authorities released a statement on Thursday saying an investigation into reports of people dying after getting a COVID-19 shot shows no links between the vaccine and the deaths. “The OME has determined there have been NO DEATHS caused by the COVID-19 vaccines to date in Utah. The OME is committed to investigating any deaths…


Fauci Says Growing Body of Data Shows Vaccinated People Aren’t Likely to Get Infected or Infect Others

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that, even though more data is emerging showing that people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to become reinfected and, even if they do, they probably won’t infect others, the data is not yet robust enough to support rolling back recommendations on mask-wearing by…


Most Republicans, Democrats Want Schools to Reopen: Poll

Republicans overwhelmingly want schools to reopen, and most Democrats and independents do as well, according to a recently released poll. Some 94 percent of Republican respondents to a Gallup survey said they support providing in-person schooling to K-12 students. They were joined by 80 percent of independents and 62 percent of Democrats. Parents who are…


Columbia University to Host Six Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Income Level, and Self-Identification

New York City’s Columbia University plans to host six separate graduation ceremonies for students with different cultural backgrounds, races, or self-identities. The university will host online graduation ceremonies called “Multicultural Graduation Celebrations” in honor of their students’ diversity, the school website states. The special celebrations, Columbia says, will “provide a more intimate setting for students…


Moderna Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Trials for Infants and Children

Pharmaceutical company Moderna says that the first dose of its CCP virus vaccine has been given to children aged six months to 11 years in a trial called the KidCOVE study. “This pediatric study will help us assess the potential safety and immunogenicity of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate in this important younger age population,” said…


Rand Paul Suggests People Who Had COVID-19 Don’t Need Vaccine

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday suggested people like himself who have had COVID-19 and recovered do not need to get a COVID-19 vaccine. “About 30 million people have gotten the infection naturally like myself. The interesting thing is that [there is] no more than a handful of reports of people getting it again, so…


Fauci Says CDC Will Consider New Study on 3-feet of Social Distancing When Issuing New Guidelines for Opening Schools

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that he and officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are aware of the study that shows that three feet of social distancing may “indeed” be enough to safely reopen schools, adding that officials at the CDC may be issuing new guidance on…


Nearly Half of US Students Back to Five Day a Week, In-person Schooling: Tracker

Nearly one out of two K-12 students in the United States are at schools that have resumed five-day-a-week in-person classes, according to updated figures from a tracking organization. Up from 46.9 percent a week prior, some 49.1 percent of American primary and secondary students are attending so-called traditional schools, Burbio, the organization, said on Sunday….


Nearly Half of US K-12 Students Back to 5-Day-a-Week, In-Person Schooling: Tracker

Almost half of all K-12 students in the United States are at schools that have resumed five-day-a-week, in-person instruction, according to updated figures from a tracking organization. Up from about 47 percent a week earlier, roughly 49 percent of U.S. primary and secondary students are attending so-called traditional schools, Burbio said on March 14. At…


Idaho House Approves Bill Letting Some Staff Carry Guns at School

House lawmakers in Idaho have passed a bill that would let some school employees carry concealed firearms without the need for school board permission. In a 52-18 vote on Thursday approving the measure—called House Bill 122 (pdf)—lawmakers moved to expand the ability of school staff members to carry weapons on school grounds, which under current…