Biden, first lady to speak on how administration will help keep students safe in classrooms

On Friday, President Joe Biden and archetypal woman Jill Biden are acceptable to present remarks astir however the Biden medication is helping to support students harmless successful classrooms.

President Joe Biden unveiled caller plans Thursday connected ways to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

During his speech to the nation, President Biden laid retired a six-part program to let schools to reopen safely.

One of the plans was for teachers and unit astatine Head Start and Early Head Start programs to beryllium required to get vaccinated.

He besides pushed for masking and vaccine requirements for schoolhouse teachers and unit astatine a section level.

Nine states, including California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, presently person vaccination requirements for K-12 schoolhouse staff.

Biden besides called connected each schools to acceptable up regular investigating for COVID-19 that is accordant with CDC guidance.

The medication said they would besides nonstop further national enactment to assistance schools successful safely operating, including further backing for testing.

Biden's remarks travel arsenic authorities information collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that implicit 250,000 children, betwixt the ages of 0 to 20 years aged person tested affirmative for COVID-19.