Any hospitalization and death. Theyre also effective in reducing the overall risk of infection. Meanwhile, on capitol hill, the senate appears to be moving closer to the Finish Line with its work on bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. This as Andrew Cuomo is given the opportunity to provide final evidence in his defense as State Lawmakers wrap up their investigation into allegations he sexually harass Aid Dozen women. And members of congress and other leading figures pay tribute to one of the leading Labor Leaders, aflcio president Richard Trumka who died at the auj of 72. The were going to begin this hour with the latest on the pandemic. Seven states, florida, texas, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, alabama, and mississippi all of them account for about half of the new cases and hospitalizations in the past week despite making up less than a quarter of the u. S. Population. There are also states with some of the lowest Vaccination Rates with, we should note. Here are the other facts. The bi
figure for 5 years, with people under the age of 25 worst affected. as the country prepares to start emerging from lockdown, there s a new focus on the use of so called vaccine passports in england. the senior cabinet minister michael gove has been tasked with leading a review into the proposal which could investigate the issues that arise around ethics, equalities and privacy, as well as operational and legal hurdles. borisjohnson said the idea of people having to carry a certificate to go about certain activities was a novelty for our country . he said so called vaccine passports would involve deep and complex issues, around whether people should have to prove they ve been vaccinated against coronavirus if they want to take part in social activities such as going to the pub. the pm s comments come as a government adviser and modeller, dr mike tildesley, told bbc news there was a danger a divide will open up between those taking up the jab and people who haven t been vacc
now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. in this programme: a lockdown warning for ministers: if you open up too fast, a lot more people die. a lot more people die. advice on what to do when that pandemic order of protective equipment doesn t arrive. will the minister commit to recovering public money from the companies which did not meet their contractual obligations? and experts say football s handling of head injuries is a shambles. we find that the risk of dementia is about four times higher than it should be. but first, england s chief medical officer, chris whitty, has warned that lifting the lockdown too quickly would lead to a substantial surge in covid infections. professor whitty told mps that would be dangerous and risk lives among the many vulnerable people not yet protected by the vaccine. the day after the full return of schools in england, he told the science and technology committee that despite vaccines there w
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) reports that 3.1 million school-aged children in the United States were home-schooled in 2022, nearly double the number of kids home-schooled in 2000. While