UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest - Week of 9/27/21

Welcome back to the UUP Weekly Digest! In this week's edition, we dive into information pertaining to the New Jersey's current school situation, national COVID-19 updates, rising case numbers, and much more. To read and learn more, refer to the links below. We hope you enjoy and see you next week!

New Jersey News: 

• N.J. reports 1,642 COVID cases, 16 deaths. Transmission rate drops, remains below key benchmark.
• With nearly 800 students in COVID quarantine, N.J. district has no plans to close schools, official says

National News: 

• U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
• U.S. weekly average of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations down 15%

Global News: 

• Australian border to reopen for first time in pandemic
• Global COVID-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world

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Vaccination News: 

• How a small government agency will enforce the vaccine mandate for 80 million workers
• Gottlieb says COVID-19 vaccine fight could hurt broader vaccination efforts

Thanks for reading!