UTNO, AFT Local 527

As we consider the right metrics for returning to #inpersonlearning it is critical to understand what the new #COVID19 Variant will mean for the measures that we have been using. @NOLAPSchools U.S. Is Blind to Contagious New Virus Variant, Scientists Warnhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/health/coronavirus-variant-tracking.html?smid=tw-share …

Is this marked increase in #testpositivity recorded by Children's hospital in New Orleans related to the #NewStrainOfCoronavirus ?https://www.wdsu.com/article/childrens-hospital-seeing-record-number-of-young-people-testing-positive-for-covid-19/35181961 …

Last week @NOLAPSchools recorded the highest number of #COVID19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Many schools were virtual during that time, and it appears cases of staff and students who were not in the school are not being reported.https://thelensnola.org/2021/01/11/nola-public-schools-reevaluating-reopening-metrics-after-schools-close-amid-city-spike-in-covid-19-cases/ …

#Vaccinations for #schoolstaff could happen as early as February which is an important step forward. But as Dr. Avegno points out even a fully vaccinated person can contract and spread #COVID19, so it will not protect #Students and #Families yet.https://www.wwno.org/post/nola-public-schools-will-work-children-s-hospital-get-school-staff-vaccinated …