Massachusetts: Schools very safe despite COVID-19 surge
April 3, 2021
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People arrive at a Boston Public Schools vaccination clinic, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Boston. The location was the first of two planned Boston Public Schools COVID-19 vaccination clinics designated for BPS educators, bus drivers, bus monitors, as well as BPS employees and contractors. Steven Senne/AP
BOSTON (AP) The number of COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts schools is growing but a school official insists that schools are “very safe.”
A report shows 801 new coronavirus cases among students and 244 among school staffers for the week that ended Wednesday. Combined, that s the largest number this academic year, and it comes just days before elementary schools return to full-time, in-person learning on Monday.
Massachusetts schools this week reported 523 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the.
State drops flu vaccine requirement for all Massachusetts students Share Updated: 3:49 PM EST Jan 15, 2021 WCVB Share Updated: 3:49 PM EST Jan 15, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Friday it is removing its flu vaccine requirement for students. In August, the state announced the vaccine would be required for all students who attended child care/preschool, primary, secondary and post-secondary education in the state, with some medical, religious and home-school exceptions. The DPH said the change comes after preliminary data show that this has been a mild flu season to date, presumably as people have received their seasonal flu vaccine and have been adhering to mask-wearing and social distancing due to COVID-19. Given the intensive commonwealth-wide efforts regarding COVID-19 vaccination, DPH wants to alleviate the burden to obtain flu vaccination and focus on continuing our COVID -19 vaccination efforts, the DPH said
Massachusetts education officials on Thursday reported 930 new cases of the coronavirus among students and staff over a one-week period. The Department of.