August 17: U.N.C. Chapel Hill goes online one week after reopening University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the largest U.S. college campuses to reopen for in-person classes, was forced to close again when 177 students tested positive for COVID-19 just a week after classes began on Aug. 10. The 30,000 student campus will now be fully online. Colleges and their students have been struggling to figure out how to have a proper education during a pandemic. While some colleges, such as the University of California college system have switched to online learning for the entire year, other universities have decided to re-open with enforced mask mandates. U.N.C. closing, however, has shown the struggles parents, students, and teachers face as schools and universities struggle to hold classes while keeping their students and faculty safe. … [Read more...] about From Wuhan to the White House: A Timeline of COVID-19’s Spread
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Citizenship data is latest rollback of Donald Trump census efforts
A spokeswoman for one of the plaintiffs, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said the group needed to assess where the Census Bureau was in the process before dismissing the Maryland lawsuit. Jeffrey Wice, a Democratic redistricting expert, hailed the revocations of the Trump administration's census directives. … [Read more...] about Citizenship data is latest rollback of Donald Trump census efforts
Light at the end of the tunnel? Dr. Fauci says one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be approved in TWO WEEKS – as COVID hospitalizations fall 10% in 24 states and new cases decline in 44 states
FAST WORK JOE... 1M SHOTS A DAY AHEAD OF TARGET - SO WAS IT TOO EASY? More than one million COVID-19 vaccines were given out in the United States Thursday as Joe Biden - just two days into his presidency - laid out his 'full scale war-time' plan to reach that exact goal. … [Read more...] about Light at the end of the tunnel? Dr. Fauci says one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be approved in TWO WEEKS – as COVID hospitalizations fall 10% in 24 states and new cases decline in 44 states
Ohio Republican congressman Steve Stivers says $1,400 stimulus checks should ONLY go to people who get the COVID-19 vaccine – but slow rollout means less than 6% of Americans have been able to get a shot
'Last time the impeachment trial took six weeks in the Senate. And it doesn't take six weeks to go through the evidence. It takes six weeks because under the Senate rules everybody wants to talk and everybody gets to talk and so it will likely take at least four weeks,' he said. … [Read more...] about Ohio Republican congressman Steve Stivers says $1,400 stimulus checks should ONLY go to people who get the COVID-19 vaccine – but slow rollout means less than 6% of Americans have been able to get a shot
Signs of hope? Nearly 3,900 Americans die of COVID-19 but hospitalizations and positive cases are down as Johnson & Johnson board member predicts company’s new coronavirus vaccine will help Biden reach his goal of inoculating 100 million by April
In the first order he signed since arriving at the White House, Biden on Wednesday mandated masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings and the development of a testing program for federal employees for COVID-19, in a first step to combat a pandemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 400,000 Americans. … [Read more...] about Signs of hope? Nearly 3,900 Americans die of COVID-19 but hospitalizations and positive cases are down as Johnson & Johnson board member predicts company’s new coronavirus vaccine will help Biden reach his goal of inoculating 100 million by April
Best microscopes for kids 2021
Ditching the manual microscope controls that you’d normally expect from this technology (for example, bulky adjustment knobs and dials), the Skybasic Digital Microscope is as portable as it is versatile. This 50X to 1000X microscope is wireless and designed to work in conjunction with your Android or iOs device. This clever little tool streams pictures and videos of magnified images right to your phone from up to 33 feet away — no wires required. … [Read more...] about Best microscopes for kids 2021
COVID-19: Still ‘a long, long way’ until lockdown restrictions can be lifted, Matt Hancock tells Sophy Ridge On Sunday
More from Covid-19 COVID-19: Boost for teachers' vaccine hopes but uncertainty over schools reopening COVID-19: Vaccinated people must stick to lockdown rules as they may spread coronavirus, says Jonathan Van-Tam Hundreds caught at illegal rave in east London as police hand out fines worth £15,600 'Major dog welfare crisis' warning after sharp rise in dogs sold online COVID-19: More than 4,000 coronavirus patients are on a ventilator - a new record 'Unacceptable' vaccine delays cause frustration across European Union … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Still ‘a long, long way’ until lockdown restrictions can be lifted, Matt Hancock tells Sophy Ridge On Sunday
France confirms ski resorts will not reopen for February half term as Spanish PM says British tourists won’t be allowed in until the end of summer at the earliest
Compared to the UK, France - which has some nationwide restrictions in place but not a full lockdown - appears to be doing relatively well, with cases and deaths both holding steady and below their pre-Christmas peak. … [Read more...] about France confirms ski resorts will not reopen for February half term as Spanish PM says British tourists won’t be allowed in until the end of summer at the earliest
COVID-19 positivity rate tops 10 percent in nearly a THIRD of all NYC zip codes as Gov. Cuomo complains about lack of vaccine supply from federal government after fears the state could run out
'Take the vaccine. It will save lives and it can save your life,' Cuomo said. 'Please take the vaccine. We'll make it accessible, but we need you to take it. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 positivity rate tops 10 percent in nearly a THIRD of all NYC zip codes as Gov. Cuomo complains about lack of vaccine supply from federal government after fears the state could run out
What it’s like helping Britain to jab its way to freedom: DR ELLIE CANNON tells how vaccine is bring joy to recipients including 101-year Sam who is a step closer to hugging his great grandchildren
But, at the last minute, his grandparents, Hazel, 73 and Colin, 78, came up with a plan. Jamie's jab was scheduled a week after his grandparents had theirs, so, last Thursday, just as nurses were trying to administer Jamie's vaccine, Hazel and Colin video-called him, displaying their recently jabbed arms. … [Read more...] about What it’s like helping Britain to jab its way to freedom: DR ELLIE CANNON tells how vaccine is bring joy to recipients including 101-year Sam who is a step closer to hugging his great grandchildren
