Rhode Island unveils ambitious plan to vaccinate teachers
March 9, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island plans to get all K-12 teachers, school support staffers, and workers at state licensed child care facilities their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, Gov. Daniel McKee said Tuesday.
The shots will be administered starting as early as this week at the 30 local vaccination clinics already established around the state, the Democrat said during a news conference at a Pawtucket vaccination site. Staffers at public, private and parochial schools will be eligible. Support staff, including paraprofessionals, clerical staff, custodial staff, bus drivers and others are included in the plan, he said.