As the Delta Variant Rages, What About School This Fall? - Passing Period #42

This Week: About half of the adult population in the United States is now fully vaccinated, but the curve is again moving in a worrisome direction.  With daily cases and hospitalizations beginning to mirror what we saw this time one year ago - despite the fact that tens of millions of people are vaccinated - are we heading for another wave of the pandemic among the unvaccinated?  And what does this mean for the nation’s 74 million children, all of whom below the age of 12 are unvaccinated? All 50 states and Washington DC are, as of now, planning for a full 5 days of in-person instruction in the fall. Some states like CA, are allowing local officials to mandate masks. In other states, laws have been passed preventing mask mandates in schools. With just a few weeks left until school resumes in much of the country, Manuel and Jeff discuss. Articles and Data Cited in this Episode: NPR - American Academy of Pediatrics Says Everyone Should Wear Masks in School: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1018380783/everyone-should-wear-a-mask-in-schools-vaccinated-or-not-u-s-pediatricians-say Mayo Clinic COVID vaccine tracker: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-tracker New York Times COVID case tracker: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html Get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow