Hawaii Kids Are Heading Back To School Despite COVID Surge … The new academic year begins Tuesday amid a concerted effort to vaccinate more students and their families via school-based clinics.
Despite a surge in new coronavirus cases, schools are preparing to welcome students back to class this week with vaccination clinics and strict safety protocols as 49% of the student body is still ineligible to get a COVID-19 shot and many adults are unwilling.
Many people fear the spread of a highly contagious variant of the virus, but education officials have committed to reopening campuses after more than a year of distance learning took a heavy emotional and academic toll on children.
Health officials also note that while the number of infections in children is rising, the number of pediatric hospitalizations remains low.
