The combination of the surging Delta COVID 19 variant coupled with large swaths of the American Public (either because of historical anxieties of treatment of minority populations or listening to Know Nothing-science denying leaders and pundits,) refusing to take the Coronavirus Vaccine, has forced the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to issue new recommended guidelines … Read more
It is a great time of year as schools across Arizona and the country start to return to predominantly in-person instruction when many had to endure close to a year and a half of online instruction. On a personal note, I know my sister-in-law, brother, and two nephews can not wait for the new school … Read more
The Director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Rochelle Walensky articulated new CDC guidelines on mask-wearing today (April 27, 2021) for people who are fully vaccinated from the Coronavirus. Fully Vaccinated People (as shown in the below CDC chart) can now participate in most outdoor activities without wearing a mask. The one exception is … Read more
Now is not the time to think that the American People have fully defeated the Coronavirus. A majority of the country has not been fully vaccinated yet and viruses do not disappear. Now is not the time for state and local leaders of both political parties across the county to relax COVID 19 safety measures. … Read more
Last Friday (February 12, 2021,) the Biden/Harris Center for Disease Control (CDC) released updated, improved, and science-based guidelines on the criteria to reopen the nation’s schools. The essential mitigation safety measures the CDC recommends for reopening and maintaining in-person instruction in schools are: “Universal and correct use of masks. Physical distancing. Handwashing and respiratory etiquette. … Read more