(GA. NEWS NETWORK)
*Clark Atlanta University issued a shelter-in-place order for students and faculty on Thursday due to campus threats. Nearby Spelman College and Morehouse School of Medicine issued their own advisories but reported no threats against them. The Atlanta Police Department assisted campus officials. The three institutions eventually lifted their shelter-in-place orders later in the day. Threats were also received at five other HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) campuses nationwide. The exact threat posed to the HBCUs is unclear.
*COVID-19 boosters throughout Georgia are on hold due to ongoing confusion at the Department of Health and Human Services. The federal agency’s leader, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently fired the entire committee that approves vaccines in the U.S. Some major pharmacies, like CVS, are only dispensing the shots if patients have a prescription. The Georgia Department of Public Health has also announced that it will not give out the shots until the vaccine committee meets and approves this season’s round of vaccines. Meanwhile, COVID-19 is no longer a leading cause of death in the U.S., with the CDC reporting a nearly four percent drop in the overall death rate since 2023.
*An immigration raid at the site of Georgia’s Hyundai metaplant is going to cause a delay in opening for an EV battery factory. More than 450 workers were arrested last week because Immigrations and Customs Enforcement says they were here illegally. The Korean government claims they had specialists working there to help set up machinery. Hyundai’s CEO said yesterday that production will now be delayed two to three months.