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While face masks, social distancing, and Zoom classes have largely vanished, the pandemic's negative impact on student learning may be with us for years to come.
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A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics was dominated by vaccine skeptics pushing concerns about COVID-19 immunizations that are unaccepted by the greater medical community.
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It's a familiar time of year. Summer vacations are winding down. Children are returning to school. And COVID-19 activity is on the rise.
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Professionals move with caution regarding declaring the pandemic over.
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Doctors are bracing for how RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could combine this winter to stress hospital resources. Dr. Elizabeth Mack of Medical University of South Carolina said in a news release, "South Carolina is drowning in RSV." The surge arrived earlier this year than normal.
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President Joe Biden caused a stir in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sept. 18 when he declared that the covid-19 pandemic is over.PolitiFact has been tracking a campaign promise Biden made in 2020 that is closely related, but distinct, from what Biden told “60 Minutes.” During the presidential campaign, Biden said, “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under control, I promise you. “Biden is on safer linguistic ground with his promise to get covid “under control” than saying “the pandemic is over.”
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Coast Guard Academy officials and a lawyer for several cadets are disputing each other's accounts of what happened to seven students who were forced to leave the Connecticut campus by Aug. 19, after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The New London academy said Thursday that it helped the students with their travel expenses and all seven are living in safe locations. The statement contradicted comments made earlier this week by Michael Rose, a lawyer for several of the cadets. Rose says the academy is only reimbursing the students for their travel expenses and one of the cadets was forced to live in his truck.
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Dashboards that rely on positive covid test results reported to local health departments no longer paint a reliable picture of how covid is spreading in an area. Some experts say wastewater surveillance is the most accurate way to measure viral activity. Meanwhile, some wastewater labs face funding shortfalls.
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When South Carolina announced the first two coronavirus cases on March 6, 2020, rural Kershaw County was a surprising name on the list. But within days, Camden — a historic town of deep pockets, horse races and galas about 30 minutes northeast of the state capital — had become the unlikely ground zero for South Carolina's COVID-19 outbreak.
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A sharp increase in the demand for microchips, which are in many of the products consumers use daily, has led to a critical shortage.