Some school districts have acted swiftly to launch COVID-19 vaccine efforts for educators, though the eligibility announced last week by the governor has not appeared to hasten return plans in schools that have been fully remote for an entire year.
Jersey City and Paterson both announced programs to vaccinate teachers starting Monday, in efforts to return to in-person instruction for the first time since last March.
Roughly 3,000 vaccines in Jersey City for the week of March 15 would go directly to teachers and staff from the city public school system, Mayor Steve Fulop told New Jersey 101.5.
That number was based on initial response to a form sent out to staff, Fulop said, adding that some teachers already have received first shots from other clinics. Vaccine doses will be administered at two city schools, as appointments are being coordinated to serve co-workers from the same locations at the same time period, to minimize school day interruption.
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Parents and students of the South Orange-Maplewood school district hold a rally outside the Maplewood Municipal Building on Monday to press local officials to reopen schools.George McNish | For NJ Advance Media
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The morning of Jan. 19 was supposed to be a celebration.
Yellow school buses once again chugged down leafy Maplewood streets. Eager kids hugged their parents goodbye outside their South Orange homes. Morning school bells rang, signaling more than just the start of a new day.
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