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Teachers and staff of schools in Philadelphia arrived at the Roberts Center at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
The new effort comes as the Philadelphia School District plans to have employees face-to-face with students again. The district is planning on launching hybrid learning for students in grade pre-K through 2nd.
The district says getting a vaccine is not mandatory for employees to come back to work, however, it is highly recommended.
On Tuesday evening, we spoke with Alyssa Butler who is a teacher at Fox Chase Elementary School. If they go back, Butler says she ll feel much safer.
Updated on February 23, 2021 at 6:33 pm
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About 25,000 Philly educators have been invited to make a coronavirus vaccine appointment, and another 10,000 invites are going out soon, health officials said Tuesday.
Children s Hospital of Philadelphia began its vaccination clinic at one of its planned seven sites on Monday, administering about 500 shots to educators already reporting to work in-person. Six more clinics will be set up at schools in the coming weeks.
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to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Our goal is to complete the two-dose vaccination series for all student-facing personnel in the city within 6 weeks, Dr. Ron Keren, CHOP s chief medical officer, told reporters in a news conference. And the city has assured us there will be enough vaccine to accomplish this goal within this time frame.