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Schools should follow the latest CDC guidance for mask wearing and social distancing when reopening this fall, the state departments of Health and Education said Monday.
That means recommending masks indoors for students, teachers and other staff who are not fully vaccinated, and maintaining distance of three feet apart.
Students and staff who have been vaccinated are not required to wear masks indoors.
“Our schools have gone to great lengths to help create safe learning environments and protect their communities throughout the pandemic,” said Secretary of Education Noe Ortega.
“Acting Secretary Beam and I advise schools to continue to protect their communities by following current CDC guidance, to the greatest extent possible, as they plan and prepare for the new school year. These measures will help ensure students, educators, and school staff experience a safe return to in-person teaching and learning this fall.”
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push Department Of Health For Answers About COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Breach
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HARRISBURG (KDKA) – A contact tracing data breach exposed 76,000 people’s private health information. State lawmakers want answers, and on Wednesday, the Department of Health started talking.
It’s the first time the Department of Health talked publicly about what happened with Insight Global, the company hired to do Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 contact tracing.
Wednesday’s conversation comes at a critical time as kids prepare to head back to class and we brace for rising case counts across the state.
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Virginia's Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula said the state was on track to meet the 70% goal, possibly even earlier than July 4 but was not there yet.