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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArkansas Department of Health says this year's flu season could be worse because of coronavirus
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/adh-pushes-for-early-flu-vaccinations-as-this-season-could-be-worse-with-covid-19-still-prevalent/91-ea6ebcef-c3db-45c0-a43b-6209e0708cf7During a typical flu season only half of Arkansans get the flu shot, according to the ADH.
Author: Ashley Godwin (THV11)
Published: 10:32 PM CDT August 6, 2020
Updated: 9:15 AM CDT August 7, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas During a typical flu season only half of Arkansans get the flu shot, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
But this year, the stakes are higher than ever to protect ourselves from the flu as COVID-19 still plagues our state.
As we look ahead to the fall season, there is concern Arkansans could get a double whammy with the flu and COVID-19.
More at link.
And, amidst all this, they require all schools to be open for in-person, 5-days of classes.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Speaking 1st hand here.
History teacher (high school) who argued with students that NATO is "North American!" Treaty Org.
English teachers who argye that "these ones" is proper.
And so on.
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(5,940 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)Ozarks hills leave few roads throughout that area)...however, this only leaves 7 other states wide open! Of course this won't happen.
And what is getting me about this whole thing, is where are they going to get all of the teachers to do this reopening?
From what I hear, here on DU and other local news, teachers are retiring right and left, and school administrators are not able to hire fast enough replacements.
I don't blame them (the retiring teachers nor the entire industry not able to replace the teachers either, who would want to work in perhaps a dangerous place w/o assurances of the safety of all)? My compassion goes out to all of these people in the entire school infrastructure, being forced to work purely as a political ploy and not from a safety first point-of-view.
I hope that in every state, these same teachers stand up and kick their current leaders out of state government (like they did in OK) as they so willingly put their lives (teachers and students, everyone involved etc.) in harms' way (when there isn't a 100% sure and safe way to protect all, to detect infections quickly, other than a 2 week isolation process).