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September 7, 2021

Dr. Wayne Shannon

Dr. Roger Brossmer

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NYC Mandates Vaccinations

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get

vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up

pandemic protections as the nation¡¯s largest school system prepares for

classes to start next month.

The city previously said teachers, like other city employees, would have to

get the shots or get tested weekly for the virus. The new policy marks the

first no-option vaccination mandate for a broad group of city workers in the

nation¡¯s most populous city, though Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday

that coaches and students in football, basketball and other ¡°high-risk¡± sports

would have to get inoculated before play begins.

About 148,000 school employees ¡ª and contractors who work in schools ¡ª

will have to get at least a first dose by Sept. 27, according to an

announcement from the Democratic mayor and the city health and

education departments.

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Oregon Requires COVID-19 Vaccination

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says all teachers, educators, support

staff and volunteers in K-12 schools must be vaccinated against

COVID-19.

Teachers are the latest to be added to the growing statewide

vaccine mandate, which also includes health care workers and

state employees. They must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 or

six weeks after a COVID-19 vaccine receives full approval from

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, whichever is later.

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Teachers In Washington State Must Get Fully

Vaccinated ¡ª Or They Could Be Fired

All K-12 teachers and staff in Washington state, including public,

private and charter school employees, could be fired if they

aren't fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18.

Gov. Jay Inslee issued the order Wednesday, which also applies

to higher education institutions and most childcare facilities in

the state. Washington now has stricter and more decisive

requirements than many other places in the United States.

Mask mandates have proven divisive in Florida, Arizona and

Texas, where school boards, parents and state governments are

clashing over who gets to decide requirements.

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County sticks to strict school virus rules

? The county quarantine rules, which are stricter than state guidelines,

have raised concerns among some school leaders and parents about

academic disruption after thousands of students and staff members

were sent home in the opening days of the school year.

? In the Los Angeles Unified School District alone, 6,500 were in

quarantine or isolation the first week of class.

? L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that the full

extent of the risk posed by the coronavirus¡¯ Delta variant at schools

remains unknown and that it would be premature to ease quarantine

guidelines.

? The county requires all ¡°close contacts¡± of an infected person to

quarantine for 10 days after the last exposure unless they are fully

vaccinated. Children younger than 12 are not eligible for vaccinations.

? The state, however, allows unvaccinated students and staff members

who were exposed to remain on campus if both the infected person

and the close contact were masked during the exposure.

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