In New York, a city of more than eight million inhabitants, 75.6 percent of adults have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to official figures.Meanwhile, Australian police on Monday criticised a Sydney church for flouting the city’s Covid-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot. The Big Apple now requires proof of vaccination for people attending indoor venues such as restaurants, gyms and shows, as the city tries to get back on its feet. New York’s directive comes after Los Angeles and Chicago announced their own vaccine mandates for teachers.ĭe Blasio wants all students to return to classrooms when schools start the new academic year on September 13 after a mixture of remote and in-person learning last year. On Monday the US Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, which is expected to trigger a slew of new vaccine mandates around the country. Many unions and critics of mandates have spoken out against required vaccinations, citing personal freedom arguments. The announcement comes as public bodies and private businesses in the United States grapple with boosting vaccination rates. Just 63 percent of education staff are vaccinated so far.
The directive will affect almost 150,000 employees. New York City has America’s largest public school system with some 1.1 million students across 1,800 schools. "We know this is going to help to ensure that everyone is safe," he told reporters. There will be no option of a weekly test instead. I completed my Singing for Lung Health training in London before lockdown and am planning to start a Sing for Lung Health choir in Somerset.Mayor Bill de Blasio said every department of education employee must receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by September 27.
I also run residential Women’s Voice Camps in Sweden with fellow singer Kajsa Norrby at The Långrådna Culture Centre, Valdemarsvik, Sweden. In the last few years I have been delighted to be working with Somerset Wildlife Trust, Blackdown and Quantock AONBs and Somerset Health and Wellbeing Network running singing walks in the beautiful Somerset countryside, and running outdoor voice workshops for people who are experiencing stress or trauma, and specialised workshops for adults with profound and severe learning difficulties. I completed my Natural Voice Practitioner training in 2016 with Frankie Armstrong, Sarah Harman and Darien Pritchard.
I joined a community choir myself at a time in my life when things felt uncertain and, although I had been involved in music all my life, it was then that I discovered the power of singing together in a group, unaccompanied, for the pure joy and fun of it, and how transforming that can be. I have always loved singing and feel very lucky to be able to share what I love. I am also a classically trained soprano and sing with Rolling Harmony vocal group based in Bath. I come from a theatre background, having trained in London and New York as an actor, and worked as an actor for many years. I run community choirs in the heart of Somerset.
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