The waiting game: For many Massachusetts educators, booking a COVID vaccine appointment remains illusive masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Massachusetts to designate 4 COVID vaccination days for educators, school staff, child care workers
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
People enter a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
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Massachusetts officials plan to designate four COVID-19 vaccination days for teachers, school staff and child care workers, all of whom become eligible to request a vaccine appointment Thursday morning.
Some 400,000 educators, staff and child care workers will be able to get an appointment at one of the state’s super vaccination sites on March 27, April 3, April 10 and April 11, said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. The first three dates fall on a Saturday, and the fourth is on a Sunday.
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As educator COVID-19 vaccinations become available, Massachusetts Teachers Association wants to work with state on rollout
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
With educator vaccinations finally in sight during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing to work with the state on the rollout of inoculations.
Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday morning announced that starting March 11, K-12 employees, early childcare workers and school staff will be eligible to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement followed a directive from President Joe Biden on Tuesday for states to prioritize the vaccinations of teachers.
“When educators feel safe, it has a direct impact on students feeling safe,” MTA President Merrie Najimy said during a news conference that was live-streamed.
Broadband concerns put private providers in spotlight
Published: 2/18/2021 12:31:45 PM
BOSTON In a pandemic that has forced many aspects of daily life online from work to school to doctor’s appointments efforts to build out broadband infrastructure still face challenges, with private providers hesitant to invest in some unserved areas and lawmakers calling for the internet to be treated more like a public service going forward.
“There is no way that the state has done enough to close the gap, the digital divide in the commonwealth that used to apply mostly in our minds to rural and underserved areas,” Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, said. “And now the emergency of the digital divide in our downtowns is even more apparent.”