'Felt like I hit the lottery,' teacher says at COVID-19 vaccination clinic for educators

'Felt like I hit the lottery,' teacher says at COVID-19 vaccination clinic for educators
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Updated: 12:36 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Updated: 12:36 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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LIVE AT A VACCINATION SITE IN BROCKTON WITH THIS PART OF THE STORY. MATT: THERE ARE MORE THAN 1300 TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TELLS ME THERE’S ENOUGH VACCINES FOR EVERYONE OF THEM TO GET THE SHOT IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. THE LATEST FIGHT FOR THE CITY CHAMPIONS IS GETTING BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF VACCINATED. NOW THAT HYBRID LEARNING HAS RESUMED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICT’S 15,700 STUDENTS. >> FELT LIKE I HIT THE LOTTERY. >> I FEEL VERY EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DAY. IT REALLY IS. MATT: BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SARAH WATT SCHEDULED HER APPOINTMENT DURING HER MORNING PREP TIME. AND SHE WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO HER CLASSROOM AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST OR TWO DOSES. >> BEING A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY STUDENTS AND HELPING THEM TO BE SAFE ALSO, SO I’M NOT BRINGING IT TO THEM AND THEY’RE PASSING IT ON TO THEIR FAMILIES. MATT: STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY BOOKED APPOINTMENTS FOR TH THREE-DAY VACCINE CLINIC, ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT. BROCKTON CAN OFFER TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF THESE SHOTS, THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTE >> THE CITY OF BROCKTON, VISA >> THE CITY IA THE BOARD OF HEAL ALLOTMENT OF FOUR TO OR 60000 FIVE PER WEEK FOR THE CITY. NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN THROUGH THE FEDERAL RECIPIENTS NOW, THEY GET THOUSANDS OF VACCINES PER WEEK. MATT: YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR BAKER SLAMMED TEACHER UNIONS. ACCUSING THEM OF DEMANDING HIS OFFICE DIVERT VACCINES TO EDUCATORS BY TAKING THEM AWAY FROM VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. >> I’D SAY THAT’S ABSOLUTELY FALSE. MATT: BUT KIM GIBSON THE HEAD OF THE TEACHER’S UNION IN BROCKTO SAYS THAT’S NOT THE CASE HERE. THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM. >>THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM. I HAVE A NUMBER OF EDUCATORS NOT JUST TEACHERS BUT PARAPROFESSIONALS, CUSTODIANS WHO ACTUALLY QUALIFY BEFORE THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE OR THEIR HEALTH CONDITIONS -- CONDITIONS. MATT: AND WHILE TEACHERS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE -- COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FOUR-DESIGNATED EDUCATOR VACCINE DAYS AT THE STATE’S 7 MASS VACCINATION SITES. TEACHERS HERE IN BROCKTON WILL SOME IMMUNITY ALMOST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEN. AS THEY HEAD BACK INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. >> IF I TO TAKE ACTION, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE NEXT PERSON IS FINE, THAT I

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