Pandemic Edition - January, 2021
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The Maryleaf extends a warm welcome to Ms. Patricia Mack, our new Head of School! We hope to catch up with her when she has had time to settle in and bring you an interview with her. Welcome, Ms. Mack!
The Maryleaf extends a warm welcome to Ms. Patricia Mack, our new Head of School! We hope to catch up with her when she has had time to settle in and bring you an interview with her. Welcome, Ms. Mack!
COVID Vaccination Update
COVID Vaccination Update
by Ally Finnerty
The COVID-19 vaccine is becoming increasingly available to people across the world, especially in America. About a year ago COVID-19 began to spread like wildfire across cities, towns, countries, and continents. Throughout this past year the idea of a COVID-19 vaccination has been a huge motivation for the entire world. The first vaccine was given in the United States on December 14th and since then has been administered to over 151,000 Americans. While it is still not available to everyone, the fact that the vaccine was created in less than a year (since research began) is remarkable. In New York, people age 75+, first responders, public safety officers, teachers, and other essential workers are eligible to be vaccinated. Hopefully, within a few months the vaccine will be available to everyone. Every vaccination gets us one step closer toward normality!
A Recap of 2020
A Recap of 2020
by Rachel Tsang
January:
Australian bushfires
US and Iran conflicts
Ukrainian plane shot down
The first case of COVID-19 in the US
Kobe Bryant’s death
February:
Impeachment of Donald Trump
The first American dies from COVID-19
Stock market crash
March:
Products in stores begin going out of stock
Quarantine in the US begins
April:
Kim Jong Un death rumors
The first wave of COVID-19
People begin protesting against lockdown restrictions
May:
Multiple businesses file for bankruptcy
Murder hornets found in the US
George Floyd’s death sparks protests nationwide
June:
Joe Biden becomes Democratic presidential nominee
COVID-19 cases pass 10M worldwide
Black Lives Matter protests continue
July:
The second virus found in China as being “pandemic potential”
Kanye West announces his run for POTUS
Twitter gets hacked
August:
Beirut, Lebanon explosion
2 hurricanes at once in the Gulf of Mexico
Chadwick Boseman’s death
September:
West coast wildfires
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
Presidential debates begin
October:
President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court
November:
Joe Biden becomes president-elect
Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are announced
Trump supporters protest the results of the election
Alex Trebek’s death
December:
COVID-19 vaccines begin distribution
NBA season starts
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