COVID-19 Vaccines & Children: What does it mean for next school year? Students at the middle and high school level, or even younger, may be eligible for a vaccine sometime this year. (Source: WVIR) By Elizabeth Holmes | April 3, 2021 at 10:31 PM EDT - Updated April 4 at 5:27 PM
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - COVID-19 vaccines are now being tested in children, with students at the middle school level or even younger possibly able to get vaccinated just in time for the next academic year.
“We are one step closer to having a COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents so that is great news,” said Dr. Debbie-Anne Shirley, a pediatric infectious disease expert at UVA Health.
HAMMOND â For the first time in more than a year, Hammond students are set to return to the classroom.Â
During a meeting Tuesday, the Hammond school board voted 4-0, with one abstention, to approve an early April return to in-person instruction.Â
The district s return comes on the heels of students in the Gary Community School Corp. and the School City of East Chicago returning to classrooms on Feb. 22 and March 8, respectively.Â
The School City of Hammond is one of the last districts in the Northwest Indiana to return to in-person learning. Provided by the School City of Hammond
On April 6, 3,308 students, or 26% of the district s total student population, will return to school buildings for the last nine weeks of the 2020-2021 academic year.Â
HAMMOND â For the first time in more than a year, Hammond students are set to return to the classroom.Â
During a meeting Tuesday, the Hammond school board voted 4-0, with one abstention, to approve an early April return to in-person instruction.Â
The district s return comes on the heels of students in the Gary Community School Corp. and the School City of East Chicago returning to classrooms on Feb. 22 and March 8, respectively.Â
The School City of Hammond is one of the last districts in the Northwest Indiana to return to in-person learning. Provided by the School City of Hammond
On April 6, 3,308 students, or 26% of the district s total student population, will return to school buildings for the last nine weeks of the 2020-2021 academic year.Â
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