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Speeding up the rate of vaccinations across the nation could help curb the spread of newer, highly infectious forms of COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
Fauci said that while current vaccines may not offer the same level of protection against the variants that they provide against the original virus, they can ease the impact of the disease, including hospitalizations and deaths. As more Americans obtain the vaccine, it could also keep variants from becoming more dominant, he said.
The Biden administration will begin distributing COVID-19 vaccine doses directly to retail pharmacies in an effort to expedite vaccinations across the nation.
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said the program will start with about 1 million doses sent to 6,500 pharmacies beginning next week. The number of pharmacies could ultimately each 40,000. This will provide more sites for people to get vaccinations in their communities, Zients said. And it s an important component to delivering vaccines equitably.
Zients said 10.5 million doses will be distributed to states this week, up 5% from last week and a 22% increase in weekly doses since President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20.
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Washington, D.C., has filed a motion for a restraining order against the Washington Teachers Union in an effort to prevent strikes as the District plans to reopen schools.
The restraining order would prevent D.C. educators from discussing potential strikes as they return to in-person learning, according to Fox 5.
Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers Union, said during a Tuesday press conference that because no strike is ongoing or imminent, any action by the court is unnecessary and premature, adding that an injunction would.place members in fear even if they have legitimate reasons to take leave.
D.C. students, teachers go to classrooms for first time in nearly a year
Perry Stein, Lauren Lumpkin, Joe Heim and Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
Feb. 2, 2021
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Precious Ogbunike prepares to screen Josh Ramirez on the first day of in-person classes at Columbia Heights Education Campus in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
WASHINGTON - After months of planning - of false starts, teacher protests, arbitration, a court filing and a final snow delay - District of Columbia public schools opened their doors to teachers and students for in-person learning Tuesday for the first time in nearly a year.
D.C. filed a motion Monday for a temporary restraining order against the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) to prevent it “from engaging in a strike or work.