Really good news: local educators respond to news teachers will be vaccine eligible next
Cayla Bamberger
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A nurse delivers a shot of COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of a patient at Central High School’s vaccine clinic in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 20, 2021. Teachers will be eligible to sign up for vaccines beginning March 1 under new orders from Gov. Ned Lamont.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Local school district representatives said they were pleased that teachers were going to be getting COVID-19 vaccines beginning next month now that the governor has expanded the state’s vaccine rollout.
“I am extremely happy,” said Bridgeport Superintendent Michael Testani. “We anticipated something like this might be coming down. We didn’t know when, but I’m glad it’s sooner than later.”
Vaccinate educators now
A scene from the CEA s Vaccinate educators now video.
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to shut down, no one is more eager for a full reopening than teachers, who understand the myriad advantages of in-person instruction and the hurdles of going remote. If we prioritize school reopening, however, we must prioritize vaccination of teachers.
Jeff Leake
In its latest guidelines on school reopening, the clearest yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages states to prioritize teachers, maintaining, “Teachers and school staff hold jobs critical to the continued functioning of society and are a potential occupational risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2.” The agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that teachers and school staff be prioritized for vaccine allocation in phase 1b of the rollout, underscoring that vaccinating teachers is a “layer of COVID mitigation and protection for both st
A huge victory for some, others very disappointed : Danbury area reacts to latest vaccine rollout plan
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Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a thankyou rally in front of Northbridge Health Care Center in Bridgeport, Conn. May 1, 2020. Several elected officials stopped at Northbridge Friday to thank the staff, where dozens of COVID-19 patients have been sent for recovery.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
After weeks of waiting for more direction, Connecticut finally knows how the rest of the vaccine rollout will take place: oldest to youngest, with teachers and others who work in schools included in the next phase, as well.
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