State officials exclude teachers from next vaccination phase, despite CDC suggestion
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HOUSTON – The Centers for Disease Control suggested teachers, first responders and other essential workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine next. However, Texas health officials seemed to disagree.
Officials announced Monday that the second phase of vaccinations, Phase 1B, will focus on people 65 and older and those with certain chronic medical conditions.
Zeph Capo, who serves as president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, disagreed with the decision.
“If they’re requiring us to come in-person to keep the economy open and work under the same conditions we did pre-COVID, with poor ventilation, often overcrowded classrooms, and too small of a confined space, then minimally (teachers) should be able to access the vaccine as soon as possible,” said Capo.
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