Homecoming And Indoor Pep Rallies Are Canceled In Baltimore County After Concerns Of COVID Arrise

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BALTIMORE COUNTY (WJZ) — Across the region, a imaginable spike successful COVID-19 is already disrupting the mean functions of hospitals and schools.

Though folks proceed to get vaccinated, galore larger schools and aesculapian systems are not taking immoderate chances. In Baltimore County schoolhouse officials person canceled homecoming dances and indoor pep rallies.

High School genitor Rodney Moody said his kid volition not beryllium upset astir canceled events, but the precocious schoolers helium works with will, “there’s a mode to bash things; if you tin unfastened each these businesses and person 6 feet and deterioration a disguise fto the kids person immoderate fun.”

Public schools are not the lone systems seeing large changes. At Anne Arundel Medical Center a accidental for a surge successful COVID-19 and the Delta Variant are causing delays to immoderate surgeries.

Dr. Stephen Sellinger, Chief Medical Officer astatine Anne Arundel Medical Center said, “having capable beds successful the infirmary to attraction for our community, which fto america to trim immoderate of – not each but immoderate of our elective surgeries.”

Timothy Jones is 14-years-old and getting his 2nd changeable of the Pfizer vaccine but is disquieted it volition not support him.

“I’ve been seeing a batch that adjacent if you get vaccinated you tin inactive drawback it truthful if I drawback it ohio well,” said Jones.

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So helium takes precautions similar wearing a disguise and staying acold distant from loved ones who mightiness beryllium astatine risk.