New federal healthcare guidance announced Friday allows vaccinated middle and high school students, teachers and other educators to go maskless in K-12 indoor settings.
Local public-health and school officials expressed hope that the relaxing of some COVID-19 restrictions by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could spark another round of vaccinations.
However, the officials also expressed concern that the new guidance could take the COVID-19 vaccination honor system to a whole new level of accountability and potential unintended consequences.
Vaccinated teachers and students don t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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New federal healthcare guidance announced Friday allows vaccinated middle and high school students, teachers and other educators to go maskless in K-12 indoor settings.
Local public-health and school officials expressed hope that the relaxing of some COVID-19 restrictions by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could spark another round of vaccinations.
However, the officials also expressed concern that the new guidance could take the COVID-19 vaccination honor system to a whole new level of accountability and potential unintended consequences.
The CDC noted the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for those ages 12 and older, and an overall national decline in key COVID-19 metrics.
Jae C. Hong, Associated Press
The Phoenix Sunsâ Chris Paul hoists the trophy after the Western
Conference Finals victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on
Wednesday. Paul, 36, will play in the NBA Finals for the first time
in his career.
Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press
Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams (second from left) hugs
Chris Paul (left) and Jae Crowder (second from right) as Devin
Booker stands by in the late stages of Game 6 of the Western
Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in
Los Angeles. The Suns won 130-103 to take the series 4-2.
If Chris Paulâs current trajectory started anywhere, the launch point emerged from some time alone during the summer of 2019.
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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools wants to hear what people in the Brunson Elementary School community think about building a replacement school on the site of a former furniture plant on North Patterson Avenue.
On Tuesday, the boardâs building and grounds committee gave district leaders the go-ahead to conduct a survey about the site at 1201 N. Patterson Ave., the former home of Thomasville Furnitureâs Plant H, which closed in 2003. The school district has been evaluating property to build a new Brunson for more than a year, a challenging task considering the lack of large plots within the schoolâs boundaries. School leaders said Tuesday that the North Patterson site is their top choice. Itâs also the cheapest, with a project cost of $34.6 million.