Southwest Virginia schools facing hurdles with new mask guidance from CDC
The nation’s top health agency says masks won’t be necessary inside for vaccinated teachers and students
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Schools adjust to new mask guidance
Schools getting ready to welcome kids back to the classroom this fall will face hurdles following new mask guidance from the CDC.
“Just the unknown,” Superintendent of Radford City Schools Robert Graham says. “It’s like everything with the pandemic, it’s all just unknown.”
The nation’s top health agency says masks won’t be necessary inside for teachers and students vaccinated against COVID-19. However, educators say there’s no doubt it will make for challenging school environments with little time to prepare.
Thousands of Virginia Tech students got vaccinated at Lane Stadium Thursday
The clinic was the largest hosted by the New River Health District to date
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Thousands of Virginia Tech Hokies are now one step closer to being fully vaccinated.
On Thursday, the New River Health District teamed up with the university to host a mass vaccinate site at Lane Stadium, vaccinating an estimated 4,000 Virginia Tech students.
New River Health Director Dr. Noelle Bissell says the clinic is happening at an important time.
“They are going back home to friends and relatives who might be higher risk not just their low-risk social circle, and they might not be vaccinated yet so we thought that we really do need to get it out,” said Bissell.
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‘We just don’t have enough’: High demand for COVID-19 vaccine in New River Valley
The New River Health District has administered almost 10,000 vaccines
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The New River Health District has distributed nearly 10,000 doses since getting its first shipment.
Right now the district is finishing up its efforts to vaccinate teachers and people ages 65+.
New River Health Director Dr. Noelle Bissell says sometimes the health district gets more than 100 calls a minute related to the vaccine.
“It’s heartbreaking, you know we’re on the front lines every day, and we’re talking to people who are very vulnerable have medical conditions are older and very vulnerable, and very much want to get the vaccine and we just don’t have enough,” Bissell said.