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In a statement to PNC, Jane Roe, a GDOE teacher, says a coworker of hers “caught COVID from her student who was sent back to class by the nurse even though he was coughing and sneezing. The nurse claims she’s using a protocol and cannot send every student who has classic cold symptoms home.”

But the child tested positive from COVID, and Roe and her coworker are convinced it’s from that student. The teachers don’t blame the student or the nurse; they blame leadership, namely the principal of the school, the Superintendent, and even the Governor.

Under GDOE and DPHSS protocol, her coworker, who is a parent to two young children, now has to spend the next 5 days in isolation.

Roe said it’s unclear if teachers will have to burn through their sick leave if they contract COVID from the school. According to Roe, teachers only get 3 days of paid sick leave, and current DPHSS guidance requires that a person who has COVID isolate for a period of 5 days.

“If contact tracing is directly from the school,” said Erika Cruz, GDOE Deputy Superintendent of Assessment & Accountability, “then they will have to file a worker’s comp.”

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At a press meeting, the Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed the genomic sequencing results from the night before: Omicron is on the island.

Official reports say it could have been on the island as early as December 19.

10 samples were sent to Hawaii toward the last week of December 2021. Doctor Annette David, Lead Epidemiologist of State Epidemiological Outcomes Work Group, states, “7 came back as being positive for the Omicron variant.”

Characteristically, the Omicron variant is more transmissible than all variants thus far because it has, among other things, immune evasion. In other words, it can bypass some COVID treatments, such as vaccines (to some extent) and monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy.

“Immune evasion for the Omicron variant,” says Dr. David, “in relation to the vaccines, really only refers to neutralizing antibodies, but you do have to keep in mind that when we talk about protection, the immune system harnesses not just the antibodies from the B-cells but also cellular immunity from the T-cells.

“It appears the cellular immunity from the T-cells against Omicron remains effective.”

Moreover, though mRNA vaccines–that is, Pfizer and Moderna–have weakened effectiveness to Omicron, their boosters significantly improve protection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mRNA boosters can be up to 90% effective against Omicron.

It is also important to note, says Dr. David, that the primary purpose of vaccines is not to prevent infection but to prevent serious outcomes: severe illness, hospitalization, and death. For those reasons, vaccines and their boosters are powerful tools against COVID-19 and importantly, against the Omicron variant.

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Due to a recent riot, Southern High School went in

Due to a recent riot, Southern High School went into a modified lockdown.

The riot happened on Friday afternoon. Southern High administration reports they were able to deescalate the situation. They alerted the Guam Fire Department and Guam Police Department, who arrived on-scene shortly thereafter.

“Due to the riot last Friday, and in line with the letter the Superintendent sent out to parents,” states Michelle Franquez, Public Information Officer for the Guam Department of Education, “the administrators took a proactive measure and planned a blanket search to ensure the events of last week would not be repeated today.”

The modified lockdown today was spurned from concern over retaliation and to neutralize possible threats at the school.

“No items of concern were found,” says Franquez, but it could have been because “students were aware of today’s search.”

A SHS staff member confirms, “The students knew we were gonna get searched. It circled around Instagram.”

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