School administrators urge Baker to bump educators higher in vaccine rollout
Wicked Local
The Tri-County Superintendents’ Roundtable, a unified group of 41 administrators joined by 24 union presidents of their respective districts, is urging Gov. Charlie Baker to reprioritize educators to make them eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in the earlier part of Phase Two.
The administrators issued a letter to Baker Monday outlining the basis of their request.
Phase One of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Timeline began in December 2020 and continued through January. All groups in Phase One became eligible to receive the vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 21.
On Monday, Jan. 25, the state announced that it had restructured Phase Two of the vaccination distribution plan, which now prioritizes individuals age 75 and older as the first group to receive the vaccine. Through the adjusted plan, educators are in the third group to become eligible for the vaccine through P