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10K Mass. students to receive free books through new reading program
Books will soon be in the hands of 10,000 students across five Massachusetts communities, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced Thursday. In a collaborative effort between state officials and the United States of Readers, a national reading program run by Scholastic, students from pre-K through eighth grade will receive 10 books a year.
Westfield Health Bulletin: CDC screens for Marburg virus
Do you remember facing the Ebola scare years ago? I do. There was a big sign next to the vending machines in the emergency department entrance warning anyone who had traveled to Western Africa to report travel and their symptoms. Although aware of the seriousness and very possible fatal outcome of Ebola, I was not alone in naively thinking these diseases wouldn’t affect us because they were happening in third world countries without proper public health. In a post COVID pandemic world, the possibility of a disease outbreak traveling to the US, brings me pause and the need to know more.
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