Infectious Disease - Page 326

September 1, 2022

US reports at least 30 kids test positive for monkeypox

At least 31 children are reportedly positive for monkeypox, with the Texas Department of State Health Service confirming nine pediatric cases of the virus.

September 1, 2022

Illinois professor says going maskless indoors a ‘manifestation’ of racism, will boot non-compliant students

A physics professor at Northern Illinois University told students they must wear masks in class, arguing that "refusing to mask indoors is a manifestation of ableism and racism."

September 1, 2022

Unvaccinated cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus

The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

September 1, 2022

Ron Johnson torches COVID response as 'miserable failure': 'They've done great harm to our children'

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., called out the US COVID response as a 'miserable failure' as a new study indicates significant COVID-related learning loss

September 1, 2022

Pandemic data shows 9-year-old math and reading scores plummeted, Twitter reacts: 'Absolutely devastating'

Conservatives, politicians, media personalities and more blamed Democrats and teachers unions for the "devastating" pandemic data release showing learning loss.

September 1, 2022

See the Chart: Sharp declines in math and reading scores during COVID

Data from the Department of Education shows sharp declines in reading and math scores among 9-year-olds, demonstrating reading and math loss during COVID.

September 1, 2022

New York Times guest essay labels Fauci COVID response a ‘failure,’ says he didn't take accountability

A New York Times guest essay argued Anthony Fauci blamed the public rather than taking responsibility for government failures in the COVID-19 response.

September 1, 2022

Students' math, reading scores during COVID-19 pandemic saw steepest decline in decades: Education Department

Students' reading and math abilities plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

September 1, 2022

China city of Chengdu on COVID lockdown amid spike

More than 21 million residents of the Chinese city of Chengdu have been locked down following a surge in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown is the largest since Shanghai.

September 1, 2022

Parents react to NY Times podcast claiming people were 'caught off guard' by teenage mental health crisis

Parents cried foul over a New York Times podcast on teen mental health crises that did not discuss the impact of COVID-19 related school closings.