COVID-19 numbers increasing, leaders urge precautions

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CLOSE Leaders from three Pensacola health care systems say with COVID-19 vaccines around the corner, citizens just needs to stay safe over the holidays Pensacola News Journal The latest uptick in COVID-19 cases is cause for vigilance but not necessarily cause for concern, according to three local health care executives. In […]

EIU pushing for continuous increase in enrollment numbers

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CHARLESTON, Ill. Student enrollment at Eastern Illinois University has been growing for the last three-straight years, continuing with a 10.5% increase this fall. Even during the global pandemic, enrollment numbers are at the highest point since 2014, at 8,628 students. The number of student-athletes has also increased, despite scholarship cuts […]

CDC won’t rewrite school guidelines; Florida district to ignore in-class mandate as numbers soar; Trump blames testing

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Florida saw an alarming increase in deaths and top federal health officials ran counter to President Donald Trump’s wishes, saying guidelines for reopening schools won’t be rewritten and some states should consider shutting down again as coronavirus cases spike nationwide Thursday. Florida reported 120 deaths – almost 50% more than the […]