Palm Beach Daily News
More than a year ago, the coronavirus pandemic forced houses of worship in town to cancel in-person gatherings, many of which were replaced with virtual events.
That is slowly changing. With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement that fully vaccinated people can now gather with other individuals without masks, some Palm Beach temples and churches are slowly relaxing COVID-19 restrictions.
“After the CDC removed restrictions for fully vaccinated people, we sent an email to our members saying that after the second vaccine, they could attend indoor service without a mask,” said Palm Beach Synagogue Rabbi Moshe Scheiner.
Schools react to advice that masks aren’t needed once vaccinated Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times
Fresh news on the COVID-19 front likely will have a big effect on how schools operate going forward. Read on for the latest, plus more Florida education news.
Two key shifts came on how we deal with the pandemic. The CDC okayed Pfizer vaccines for children 12 to 15 years old. Some schools and other locations began making them available almost right away. Meanwhile, the agency also announced that fully vaccinated people should not have to wear masks, indoors or out, or even need to social distance.
Diocese of Palm Beach Catholic schools planning to make masks optional in fall
Memo from diocese says masks would be highly recommended under modified policy, barring unforeseen circumstances
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The entrance to St. Ann Catholic School remains closed for the summer, July 23, 2020, in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Teachers and students at Catholic schools in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast will be required to continue wearing masks through the end of the school year, but the Diocese of Palm Beach is planning to make them optional in the fall.
Church to Catholics: Choose other vaccines over Johnson & Johnson March 4, 2021 at 1:20 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 1:20 PM
Catholic churches throughout the Diocese of Palm Beach are
issuing guidance to parishioners about the moral permissibility of the newest COVID-19 vaccine.
A contingent of Catholic leaders issued a statement Tuesday raising concern about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine having been developed, tested and/or produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines. Pfizer and Moderna s vaccines raised concerns because an abortion-derived cell line was used for testing them, but not in their production, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumman, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said in a joint statement. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, however, was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines, raising additional moral conc
Church to Catholics: Choose Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson
Catholic leaders address moral permissibility of taking COVID-19 vaccine with least connection to aborted fetuses
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A Catholic pastor receives the first of the two Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at a hospital, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Chicago.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Catholic churches throughout the Diocese of Palm Beach are
issuing guidance to parishioners about the moral permissibility of the newest COVID-19 vaccine.
A contingent of Catholic leaders issued a statement Tuesday raising concern about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine having been developed, tested and/or produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines.