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Chatham Health District is starting a waiting list for people interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine to be able to get one if there are extra doses after.
Colchester Elementary reopens day after teachers report side effects of COVID-19 vaccine
According to the superintendent, 17 staff members at Colchester Elementary called out Monday. It was a number that couldn’t be covered by substitutes. Author: Angelo Bavaro (FOX61) Updated: 5:53 PM EST March 9, 2021
COLCHESTER, Conn. Colchester Elementary was back open Tuesday after the school was forced to close on Monday because several teachers reported side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
“On Saturday, we had a clinic that was part of Chatham Health District, where about 150 of our staff members were vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccination, and then on Sunday, we started to hear from building administrators that more and more teachers and staff were calling in sick,” said Colchester Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Burt.
Included in that group were educators and staff from the Colchester School District.
Three coronavirus vaccines have been approved and school district leaders were not sure before the clinic opened which type of COVID-19 vaccine staff members were going to receive.
Colchester school officials said the district originally expected Pfizer or Moderna shots, which are two-dose vaccinations, so they were planning for staff to receive their second dose in April, or around Good Friday, and have another day for school staff to recover after receiving their second shot.
Then, a day or two before the vaccination clinic, they realized they would be receiving Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which are single-dose vaccines.
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