According to the latest CDC data, almost 80 percent of pre-K through 12 teachers, school staff, and childcare workers received at least one shot by the end of March. That is great progress in protecting our educators – our essential workers.
Big news: The Biden-Harris Administration set a new record this weekend with 6 million shots reported administered. We’re ramping up vaccination efforts every day to get America vaccinated quickly and equitably.
A few scenes from the morning as some MCPS students returned to schools for the first time in 367 days.
What were they looking forward to most?
• friends
• the playground
• riding the bus
• their teachers reading books to them in person
Breaking News: Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors with other vaccinated people but should continue to wear masks in public, the CDC said. https://t.co/rNPo7PWu2e
Three weeks ago, I announced we would have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July.
Now, with our efforts to ramp up production, we will have enough vaccines for every American by the end of May.
Covid cases in nursing homes reported to have plummeted 89% and deaths have also dropped sharply—direct results of vaccination. Vaccination saves lives. We'll continue to see the death rate fall in the weeks ahead.
Big news: The Biden-Harris Administration is now sending 13.5 million vaccine doses to states each week — a 57% increase since President Biden took office. And starting this week, we’re doubling our direct shipments to local pharmacies to two million doses.
“By the time we get to April, that will be what I would call open season,” Dr. Anthony Fauci says about the timeline for vaccination availability for all groups to begin getting shots.
When I was younger, I used to think, "The people are in charge of _____ are probably smart. I bet they know what they're doing." As you get older, it becomes frighteningly apparent that's rarely the case.
Breaking News: Princeton said it would remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from campus buildings and programs, citing the former president’s “racist thinking and policies.”
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