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Vaccinating teachers gets Pa. schools ‘one step closer to what is normal’
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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The emotion inside the Capital Area Intermediate Unit headquarters on Thursday from school employees after receiving their COVID-19 vaccination could rival an amusement park, said its executive director Andria Saia.
“Disney has nothing on a COVID vaccination event,” she said. “People are so happy and so relieved. Really it is a weirdly happy place for getting a big needle stuck in your arm. I’m just absolutely shocked at how happy everybody is.”
Thursday was the first day when school employees who work in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and northern York County could receive vaccinations through this special statewide initiative aimed at getting schools back to in-person learning five days a week.
The state did the right thing to get teachers vaccinated, but masks should stay on | PennLive Editorial
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) was right to demand teachers and school staff be pushed to the head of the line for those getting vaccinated against COVID-19. And the state came up with the ideal way to do it without hurting seniors and those most vulnerable to death and serious illness from the virus.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is bringing a big sigh of relief to the thousands of people charged with keeping schools safe and children healthy. But in reality, it’s the kids who represented the threat to older teachers and school employees, who had good reason to worry about their interactions with hundreds of children – many of whom carried the virus.
Police cold-case unit looks for answers; teachers get vaccines; more: Good Morning, Pennsylvania
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