Forbes - CDC Issues School Reopening Guidelines

Plus: ‘Planet Lockdown’ film spreading Covid-19 misinformation

Today the CDC released a much-anticipated guidance for school reopenings that will hopefully help schools return to in-person learning nationwide. While some precautions, including mask wearing and physical distancing, will be required, the guidance says that it won’t be mandatory for teachers to get vaccinated for Covid-19 before resuming in-person classes. Meanwhile, New York governor Andrew Cuomo is under attack after a new report revealed that the state knowingly underreported the number of Covid-19 patients sent from hospitals to nursing homes, as well as the number of nursing home deaths from Covid-19, allegedly for political reasons.

Business

Here’s where $1,400 stimulus checks stand after weeks of negotiations. 

Cruise stocks and other industries are down as concern about new Covid-19 variants puts a damper on travel. 

It’s not just the U.S. that’s been hit hard -- the U.K. was hit with the worst economic contraction on record last year thanks to the pandemic.

Science & Health

A new study shows that using blood thinners may help prevent Covid-19 deaths in hospital patients.  

Here are the latest ways that the U.S. is trying to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine distribution.

What Else We Are Reading

• Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes (Associated Press)

• Will We Be Ready For The Next Pandemic? (Wall Street Journal)

• Get Wise To Covid Rumors (New York Times)