Many metro Atlanta schools changed their COVID-19 policy to remove the mask mandate for vaccinated students. Author: Aprylete Russell Updated: 11:24 PM EDT May 14, 2021
ATLANTA Remaining six feet apart, limiting capacity, and wearing a face-covering in classrooms have all become a part of life.
But now, many metro Atlanta schools are removing the mask mandate for vaccinated students following guidance recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC, on Thursday, eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
Georgia has already opened up vaccine appointments to adolescents, with both Pfizer’s and Moderna making it clear that kids 12 and older will receive the exact same two-dose vaccine regimen as adults.
Marietta schools, city buildings to begin easing mask requirements
Marietta City Schools confirmed to 11Alive Anchor Shiba Russell that vaccinated students and staff will not be required to wear masks, effective immediately. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 8:41 AM EDT May 14, 2021
MARIETTA, Ga. Marietta s schools and city buildings will begin easing mask requirements, following on the heels of the CDC s revised guidance that vaccinated people don t need to wear masks indoors.
Marietta City Schools confirmed to 11Alive Anchor Shiba Russell that vaccinated students and staff will not be required to wear masks, effective immediately.
The district had already begun to ease its mask policy some, removing a requirement for outdoor mask use earlier this month.
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the day Ahmaud Arbery was killed by two white men armed with guns as he ran through their neighbourhood in Georgia, and those close to Arbery are planning a vigil to memorialise and celebrate his life.
Arbery’s killing occurred as the United States was settling into COVID-19 lockdowns. Authorities questioned the three white men involved in Arbery’s killing, but little happened for more than two months until a national outcry erupted after cellphone video of the shooting leaked online on May 5.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case the next day and quickly arrested the shooter, Travis McMichael, his father, Greg McMichael, and neighbour Roddie Bryan, on murder charges.
Dr. Lynn Paxton spoke to 11Alive Anchor Shiba Russell about the county s vaccine distribution process. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive), Shiba Russell Published: 9:17 AM EST January 28, 2021 Updated: 9:17 AM EST January 28, 2021
ATLANTA As the most populous county in Georgia, Fulton County is essentially at the epicenter of the state s efforts to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines.
After initially lagging behind much of the country in distribution efforts, Georgia has recently ramped up its rate of administering vaccines, and officials are optimistic the rates can continue to increase with the Joe Biden administration promising more doses on the way to states.
The Fulton County Board of Health district director, Dr. Lynn Paxton, spoke to 11Alive Anchor Shiba Russell on Thursday morning to outline some of how the process works: