Article content
They have been wearing masks all day and told to avoid gatherings, yet several teens said Thursday they are not sure they want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The Montreal Gazette approached several teens and parents of teenagers for their thoughts after the province announced it will embark on a massive vaccination campaign of teenagers age 12-17. “It’s good news because it will help with the virus,” said Sophianna Alexandre, 16, a Secondary V student at St-Luc High School. “But we don’t know what’s in the vaccine; that’s the bad news. I wouldn’t try it. I would only try it if one of my friends tried it, and I would wait for a week to see what happens.”
Article content
They have been wearing masks all day and told to avoid gatherings, yet several teens said Thursday they are not sure they want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The Montreal Gazette approached several teens and parents of teenagers for their thoughts after the province announced it will embark on a massive vaccination campaign of teenagers aged 12-17.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Some Montreal teens say they re apprehensive about getting vaccinated Back to video
“It’s good news because it will help with the virus,” said Sophianna Alexandre, 16, a Secondary V student at St-Luc High School. “But we don’t know what’s in the vaccine; that’s the bad news. I wouldn’t try it. I would only try it if one of my friends tried it, and I would wait for a week to see what happens.”
Union City Schools announce winter break dismissal times (Source: Lauren Andrego) By Ashley Smith | December 16, 2020 at 7:08 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 7:08 PM
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KFVS) - The Union City Schools has announced dismissal times for the final day of classes on Dec. 18, which will signal the beginning of the winter break.
Pre-K students at Union City Elementary School will be dismissed at 9:30 a.m.
Kindergartners will be excused at 9:45 a.m.
Grades first through fourth will be dismissed at 10:15 a.m.
Fifth and sixth grade students will be permitted to leave at 10:30 a.m.
Those in seventh and eight grades at UCMS and all four classes at UC High School will have their last day of in-person classes on Thursday, with Fridays reserved for Distance Learning in the current 2.51 plan.