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2,500 District employees who are 50 and over
3,000 Vaccines given March 15 and 17 to employees of any age
1,900 Vaccines given March 8-14 to employees who are at least 50 years old
200 District employees 65 and over who already have been vaccinated
Thousands of other School District of Manatee County employees have had the opportunity to get vaccinated, whether through the district or going to a pharmacy, since DeSantis said educators who are at least 50 years old could be vaccinated and later expanded eligibility to all educators.
In partnership with MCR Health, the Florida Department of Health Manatee and state officials, the district will have had 5,100 vaccines made available to its employees to date.
Sharon Scarbrough, the principal at Braden River High School, was thrilled as she welcomed back hundreds of students after the winter break.
“It was good to see some other kids back full time on campus,” Scarbrough said.
Although Braden River High School still has about 30%, or approximately 400, of its students home for e-learning, that number continues to shrink as parents feel it is safe to send their children back to school campuses.
With more students on campus, Braden River High, along with other schools in the School District of Manatee County, are continuing all the COVID-19 mitigations already in place, such as social distancing, wearing face masks and encouraging hand-washing.