LI has second highest number of COVID-19 cases for kids, school staff in the state
News 12 Long Island has learned that nearly 1,700 students have tested positive since Sept. 13.
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Sep 28, 2021, 10:32 AM
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531ds agoCOVID-19 cases are on the
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News
12 Long Island has learned that nearly 1,700 students have tested positive
since Sept. 13. Another 382 teachers and staff members were also reported
positive.
The numbers mean Long Island
has the second highest case rate in the state in schools.
As
News 12 has reported, Pfizer says it plans to ask the FDA for authorization of
its COVID-19 vaccine for use in kids ages 5 to 11.
A decision could come by the
end of October.
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