The Gunshine State has led the way throughout the pandemic, from avoiding catastrophic mistakes DEMOCRAT-dominated Blue York and other states made in putting Wu-Flu-positive patients back into nursing homes to its decision to follow the science on the vaccine rollout, opting to inoculate the state's most vulnerable residents first rather than essential workers.
Now, Florida is taking its data driven approach to schools.
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued a memo to school district superintendents across the state requesting districts with mask mandates change their policy, arguing the data show they make no difference on the spread of COVID-19.
“Florida has once again proven that one-size-fits-all policies do not meet the unique needs of individual students or their families,” the memo states. “Therefore, we should continue to make surgical—not sweeping—decisions to mitigate large-scale educational disruptions for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.”
One such sweeping approach is the mandatory use of face masks in some schools, he said.
“Upon reviewing the policies of those districts with mandatory face covering policies, reviewing all districts relevant health data, and factoring in such data points as the percentage of students learning in-person and the relevant population of a county (which is often synonymous with a county’s community health resources), the data shows us that districts’ face covering policies do not impact the spread of the virus,” he noted (emphasis in the original).
He called the use of face coverings a “personal decision” and people should be able to decide for themselves given their unique set of circumstances.
Corcoran also pointed out the use of face masks can be detrimental in certain in-person learning settings, such as in language instruction. Furthermore, the mandatory use of masks has the potential to “unintentionally create a barrier for students and families who would otherwise choose in-person instruction” if masks weren’t required.
He closes the memo by asking districts that currently require masks to change their policy so mask use is voluntary during the next school year.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/04/15/florida-education-commissioner-on-masks-in-schools-n2587976?utm_source=thdailypmvip&utm_medium=email& utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=04/15/2021&bcid=1a0ca745dc180a237590714eb037b2f1&recip=2 8779712
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Leprosy, the new head of the CDC.
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Richard Terrell got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine earlier this month. He suffered a severe rash that spread over his entire body and turned his skin red. The 74-year-old was admitted to the hospital and spent five days at VCU Medical Center.
Terrell was released from the hospital and is now sharing his vaccination story as he recovers from the comfort of his home. He tells 8News that he’s still very weak and that it will take some time for him to fully recover.
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/goochland-county-man-suffers-rare-severe-reaction-to-covid-19-vaccine/
Since use of the AstraZeneca vaccine was put on hold, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has considered further use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Norway, together with other experts.
"We now know significantly more about the association between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the rare but severe incidents with low platelet counts, blood clots and hemorrhages, than when Norway decided to pause use of the AstraZeneca-vaccine in March," says Geir Bukholm, Director of the Division of Infection Control and Environmental Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
"Based on this knowledge, we come with a recommendation to remove the AstraZeneca vaccine from the China virus Immunization Program in Norway," says Bukholm.
"Since there are few people who die from COVID-19 in Norway, the risk of dying after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine would be higher than the risk of dying from the disease, particularly for younger people," says Bukholm.
https://www.fhi.no/en/news/2021/astrazeneca-vaccine-removed-from-coronavirus-immunisation-programme-in-norw/
Come on "copy," show us some more little Jimmy Jordan videos
Studies are still under way to determine whether additional booster shots are needed to maintain immunity, but Pfizer's CEO calls it "a likely scenario."
Pfizer is already testing to see whether a third shot is necessary -- and now the company's CEO calls that a probable outcome.
"A likely scenario is that there will be likely a need for a third dose somewhere between six and 12 months, and then from there, there will be an annual re-vaccination -- but all of that needs to be confirmed," Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said while speaking on a CVS-hosted panel on the vaccination effort.
https://www.cnet.com/health/pfizer-ceo-covid-19-vaccine-may-require-third-dose-within-12-months/
In case you missed it, I know it take a lot of time "researching" all those right wing blogs, but the six month period has already expired and it hasn't been proven necessary yet
Of course the probability exists, as long as Covidiots as yourself refuse to get vaccinated the virus will continue to spread and mutate making a booster shot necessary
And we were so looking forward to another little Jimmy Jordan video clip
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