Arizona ban on school mask mandates already backfiring, Hoffman says – KTAR.com
(File Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said she is on Gov. Doug Ducey’s side when it comes to wanting kids back in classrooms, but a state ban on face mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates is already hindering that goal. “If we’re not doing everything we can […]
Arizona reports 1,759 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional deaths Thursday – KTAR.com
FILE – A registered nurse gives James Mullen the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in New York. After months of coaxing people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with incentives like museum tickets and transit passes, New York City is […]
Back-to-school health, safety tips amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Students are headed back to school for the 2021-2022 school year, but coronavirus is again a cause for concern. Data shows a rise in COVID-19 cases among young people and officials at school districts are keeping a close eye on the numbers. We asked ABC15 Health Insider Dr. Janice Johnston with Redirect Health what her […]
Survey shows educational, emotional toll of the pandemic on Arizona teens
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX — A new survey shows how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Arizona teens both academically and emotionally. The nonprofit Junior Achievement of Arizona surveyed more than 1,000 students ages 13 to 17. “We found that nearly 2-in-5 of those students feel that they’re behind educationally because of the pandemic,” Anne Landers, the nonprofit’s […]
COVID outbreak in school could return kids to remote learning, Hoffman says – KTAR.com
(Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) PHOENIX — Arizona’s schools chief on Wednesday said a school that has a COVID-19 outbreak may have to send kids home to learn remotely again. “That is the direction that is very possible and that is exactly what we want to avoid,” Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman told […]
COVID-19 cases rise in younger age groups as Arizona students return to class
PHOENIX — Homework, gym clothes, and hopefully, lots of great stories from the first few days of a new school year – but there’s something else doctors are worried your kids could be bringing home with them. “That group of individuals is getting COVID-19 at a higher rate right now,” explains ABC15 data analyst Garrett […]
Arizona’s schools chief slams Ducey for limiting COVID mitigation policies – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX — Arizona’s schools chief didn’t mince words Wednesday criticizing Gov. Doug Ducey limiting the ability for schools in the state to enforce COVID-19 mitigation measures, including requiring face masks. “You can tell that he’s not asking our school leaders what would help them have in-person instruction, he’s just making big political […]
Arizona reports 1,361 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths Wednesday – KTAR.com
Katrina Taormina draws the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at Lehman High School, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging everyone in K-12 schools to wear a mask when they return to class, regardless of vaccination status. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials […]
Ducey says no COVID-19 changes coming after updated CDC guidance – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool) PHOENIX — After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance Tuesday because of a surge of infections due to the delta variant, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state won’t make any changes to its policies. The CDC reversed course on some masking guidelines, recommending that […]
Most of Arizona included among areas CDC recommends masks indoors – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Arizona Department of Health Services) PHOENIX – Most of Arizona has a COVID-19 transmission level high enough to be included in the new federal guidance on face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Tuesday that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks in public indoor settings in parts of the U.S. […]