News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, September 26, 2021

Zonta Club of the Franklin Area Red Sand Project

The Red Sand Project will be held in front of the Macon County Courthouse in downtown Franklin on Saturday October 2 at 9 a.m. Social distancing will be practiced and masks are advised.

Come and help to draw attention to those who metaphorically “fall through the cracks” and become victims of human trafficking. Women and children are more likely to be victims; unfortunately trafficking often goes unrecognized and is far more prevalent here than most people realize. Zonta will highlight how it affects our community and our country and introduce some of the organizations here that combat it. Participants will be given red sand that they will use to fill the cracks in the sidewalk, to draw attention to those who cannot advocate for themselves.

FROG FAIR
November 6, 2021

Friends of the Greenway Fall Fundraising Event. FROG FAIR will be held November 6 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge. Vendor spaces are available–check our website for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar–arts & crafts, food, & music will make it a special day. For more information, email [email protected].

Encastic Painting Classes

The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encastic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.

For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at [email protected]

Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.

COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [September 24, 2021]

• Schools without mask mandates are more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks, CDC finds [CBS News]

• COVID patient who left Donegal hospital with anti-vaxxer’s help has died [Irish Central]

Dr John Campbell: Global differences and vaccine hesitancy

• Bizarre legal theory making anti-vaccine movement more extreme, experts warn [CBC News]

• It’s Time For A Flu Shot. Here’s What You Need To Know [NPR]

• A 3D printed vaccine patch offers vaccination without a shot [Brighter Side of News]

• Correlation of healthcare worker vaccination on inpatient healthcare-associated COVID-19 [Cambridge (choose Save PDF to download and read article)]

TWiV 809: Vampire vax

TWiV reveals isolation from bats in Laos of a SARS-CoV-2 like virus with a spike protein that allows entry into human cells, and exploration of a herpesvirus vector for immunization of vampire bats against rabies virus. Show notes at [Microbe TV]

• United Airlines says employees opposed to vaccine requirement lack actual disability to sue for discrimination [Courthouse News Service]

• Transition to endemicity: Understanding COVID-19 [Cell (PDF)]

• No vaccinated person under 40 has died of COVID-19 in Mississippi [WLBT-TV]

People Opposed to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Rally Outside San Jose City Hall

President Biden Delivers Remarks on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program

09/24/21: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

September 26th is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.

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