Plan to prioritize Washington educators for vaccines leaves other workers frustrated
Biden's call for all school staff to be vaccinated by the end of March earned a mixed reaction from workers in other industries, who feel left behind.
Author: Lionel Donovan (KING)
Updated: 9:44 PM PST March 3, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. — Teachers and school staff across Washington are setting up appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after yesterday’s announcement by President Joe Biden that all school faculty must be prioritized. Here in Washington, that means a quarter-million people working in education and childcare will be prioritized.
“It really lightens that fear of getting back into the classrooms,” said Shannon Ergun, president of the Tacoma Education Association.