The vaccinations are part of a special initiative to provide single-dose vaccines to educators, the Wolf administration said in a progress report issued Friday.
Vaccinating teachers gets Pa. schools ‘one step closer to what is normal’
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The emotion inside the Capital Area Intermediate Unit headquarters on Thursday from school employees after receiving their COVID-19 vaccination could rival an amusement park, said its executive director Andria Saia.
“Disney has nothing on a COVID vaccination event,” she said. “People are so happy and so relieved. Really it is a weirdly happy place for getting a big needle stuck in your arm. I’m just absolutely shocked at how happy everybody is.”
Thursday was the first day when school employees who work in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and northern York County could receive vaccinations through this special statewide initiative aimed at getting schools back to in-person learning five days a week.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AMI Expeditionary Healthcare announces its partnership with the state of Pennsylvania and for its special initiative to help vaccinate all schoolteachers, child-care
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4,700 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine have been set aside for education workers in Bucks County. (Shutterstock)
DOYLESTOWN, PA Teachers and school support staff in Bucks County will have the opportunity to get the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit vaccination clinic, which officially launched this week.
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit is among the first IUs across the state to begin vaccinations. Established in 1931, it operates as a regional education service agency to provide programs to public and private K-12 schools, school districts and the community of Bucks County.