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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added mitigations; 'local control' is focus of new school guidelines
Districts ‘should’ require masks for unvaccinated students, encourage distancingSPRINGFIELD – The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach for mitigating the virus’ spread statewide and in schools.
For school districts, that means suggested rather than required guidance, with an emphasis on local control in imposing mitigations.
For the governor’s office, that means there are “no plans” to reinstate some of the mitigation measures and economic shutdowns that were commonplace earlier in the pandemic.
“Restore Illinois mitigations that were enacted during the height of the pandemic allowed for safe and proven infection prevention measures since no vaccine was available,” a spokesperson for the governor’s office said in an email Friday. “Currently there is no plan to implement any additional mitigations now that there is an abundance of vaccine available and accessible across Illinois. We encourage all Illinoisans ages 12+ to get vaccinated as soon as possible.”
Read more: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/pritzker-has-no-plans-for-added-mitigations-local-control-is-focus-of-new-school-guidelines
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