Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemic
Pressure is building on school systems around the U.S. to reopen classrooms to students who have been learning online for nearly a year, pitting politicians against teachers who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
California governor and unions clash over school openings
An effort to reopen California schools is foundering, stoking frustrations across America’s most populous state from parents eager to get their children back in classrooms and a governor who wants them there.
Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress
The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.
Biden gets busy, variants may require vaccine boosters
Last week, the Biden administration announced plans to purchase another 200 million vaccine doses, 100 million each from Pfizer and Moderna. That brings the nation’s total order to 600 doses — enough for 300 million people — of the authorized, mRNA-based vaccines.
Rate of vaccination administered in Riverside County jumps to more than 75 percent
Nearly 77 percent of doses received to Riverside County have been administered to county residents, continuing an upward trend that started weeks ago.
