Felt like I hit the lottery, teacher says at COVID-19 vaccination clinic for educators Share Updated: 12:36 PM EST Mar 12, 2021 Share Updated: 12:36 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript LIVE AT A VACCINATION SITE IN BROCKTON WITH THIS PART OF THE STORY. MATT: THERE ARE MORE THAN 1300 TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TELLS ME THERE’S ENOUGH VACCINES FOR EVERYONE OF THEM TO GET THE SHOT IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. THE LATEST FIGHT FOR THE CITY CHAMPIONS IS GETTING BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF VACCINATED. NOW THAT HYBRID LEARNING HAS RESUMED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICT’S 15,700 STUDENTS. FELT LIKE I HIT THE LOTTERY. I FEEL VERY EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DAY. IT REALLY IS. MATT: BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SARAH WATT SCHEDULED HER APPOINTMENT DURING HER MORNING PREP TIME. AND SHE WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO HER CLASSROOM AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST OR TWO DOSES. BEING A GOOD EXAMPLE FO
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I couldn t wait to get it, said 60-year-old Kevin Cincotta, a Brockton resident.
Staying home and watching TV all day has been boring, he said, and he looks forward to being able to go to sports games again, including seeing the Boston Red Sox play.
The clinic is a collaboration between the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center and the city. Staff from the center registered patients and helped them with paperwork while 10 members of the Massachusetts National Guard gave the shots.
The center received 3,000 doses from the state for the week and its goal is to work up to administering between 750 and 850 a day for eligible health center patients and Brockton residents.