January 6, 2022 San Francisco, Oakland teachers demand districts take more COVID-19 precautions, plan sickouts Teachers in San Francisco and nearby Oakland, California, are demanding their school districts take more COVID-19 precautions amid the surge of omicron, with some members allegedly threatening walkouts.
January 6, 2022 California legislature suffers mass absence following COVID-19 exposure at going away party California has suffered a health crisis in the legislature as nearly three dozen lawmakers missed Thursday’s session following possible COVID-19 exposure.
January 6, 2022 White House says school vaccine mandate decision is up to local districts The White House on Thursday said decisions on vaccine mandates for students, teachers and other faculty are up to local school districts.
January 6, 2022 US reports highest number of rabies deaths in a decade Some people didn't realize they had been infected with rabies, while others refuses the life-shaving shots
January 6, 2022 Despite Gov. Newsom's pledge to keep schools open, Bay Area district closing amid 'immense' omicron 'strain' A Bay Area school district in California is shutting down for two days due to "an immense strain" on the school system from rising COVID-19 cases.
January 6, 2022 'The View' puts up all-out defense of Chicago teachers refusing to return to in-person instruction "The View" co-hosts put up an all out defense of the Chicago teachers refusing to return to in-person instruction amid the rapid rise in coronavirus cases across the country, despite the known damaging effects remote schooling has had on children.
January 6, 2022 Former advisers press Biden to change COVID-19 strategy: live with it, not shut it down Six members of the advisory board that worked with President Biden during his transition period before taking office are now calling on him to take a different approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 6, 2022 Boston bomber has not paid any of $101M restitution, despite sending family $2K for 'gifts': Feds Federal officials in Massachusetts have called for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to hand over the $1,400 COVID relief money and any other funds in his inmate trust account, to be put toward the more than $101 million he owes his victims.
January 6, 2022 More COVID school closures spell the end of teachers unions empire Imagine being a second grader in a major city right now. If you entered kindergarten during the 2019-20 school year, COVID first closed your school in March, potentially offering "remote learning."
January 6, 2022 Record weekly increase in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths, WHO reports The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami." However, the number of weekly recorded deaths declined.
