Ann Arbor-area teachers to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday
ANN ARBOR โ The Washtenaw County Health Department has announced that approximately 1,200 local teachers will get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday. In partnership with Michigan Medicine and IHA, the Health Department is allotting this weekโs vaccine supply from the state toward the effort as districts begin to reopen ahead of Gov. โLimited vaccine supplies continue to hamper our local efforts to reach everyone currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccination,โ Jimena Loveluck, health officer for Washtenaw County Health Department said in a statement. The Board received substantial backlash over its decision at last weekโs meeting to rush a vote on staying virtual. โWe are grateful for their work with the Governorโs team to resolve the issues that delayed getting vaccines to K-12 staff across Washtenaw County compared to communities across the rest of the state.
Hundreds of physicians, psychologists call for Ann Arbor Public Schools to reopen
ANN ARBOR โ More than 350 local physicians and psychologists have signed an open letter and petition to the Ann Arbor Board of Education and Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift, urging them to reopen schools for students who choose to learn in-person by Gov. โThe scientific, health and psychological consensus is clear: It is possible for children and teachers to safely return to school with proper mitigation measures. AdโMy own experience of seeing the devastation caused by school closure among Ann Arborโs children has been eye-opening and heartbreaking. โItโs time for Ann Arbor to make the rational decision to allow students and families a choice of in-person schooling. AAPS students deserve better.โThis is the third letter that Ann Arbor healthcare providers has sent to AAPS and coincides with efforts by parents to reopen the schools due to negative impacts their children are facing during the closures.
2 children pulled alive in dramatic Turkey quake rescues
But as Celik extended his arm to wipe her face, the child opened her eyes and grabbed hold of his thumb. It was the second dramatic rescue Monday after a 14-year-old was also pulled out alive. Officials said 147 quake survivors were still hospitalized, and three of them were in serious condition. The quake also triggered a small tsunami that hit Samos and the Seferihisar district of Izmir province, where one elderly woman drowned. The tremors were felt across western Turkey, including in Istanbul as well as in the Greek capital of Athens.