What you need to know about coronavirus Friday, Sept. 11 – KING5.com

Find developments on the coronavirus pandemic and the plan for recovery in the U.S. and Washington state.

Where cases stand in Washington

Dr. Anthony Fauci says while he remains confident aCOVID-19vaccine will come this year, it may be late 2021 before life returns to normal in the U.S.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday that the issue is how long it will take to get the vaccine out to enough people.

The United States plans to end enhanced health screening of travelers from certain countries next week, and those visitors will no longer be funneled through 15 large U.S. airports.

Those requirements were imposed in January to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the government will remove those edicts beginning Monday.

About 25,000 of the 55,000 students registered with Seattle Public Schools have logged onto the district's online systems since the soft start of fall classes.

The district isn't sure exactly what the issue is. A district spokesperson said they are trying to figure out if the low attendance during the "Strong Start" days has to do with connectivity issues or if there are other problems.

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