CVS pharmacies in Florida offering COVID-19 vaccine to all school employees, child care workers
Locations in Belle Glade, Fort Pierce offering shot
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-03-03 21:13:27-05
BELLE GLADE, Fla. â Teachers and school employees, regardless of age, can get a COVID-19 vaccine at participating CVS pharmacies in Florida.
The move circumvents state orders limiting coronavirus shots to Florida teachers under the age 50. We ve aligned with updated Federal Retail Pharmacy Program guidelines by making appointments available to pre-K through 12 educators and staff and childcare workers in all 17 states where we currently offer COVID-19 vaccines, a CVS spokesperson told WKMG in Orlando.
Teachers, parents weigh in on lifting of mask mandate in Texas Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas (Source: KSLA) By Fred Gamble | March 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 1:20 AM
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - On Tuesday, March 2, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott announced a plan to do away with mask mandates that were put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic; heâs also allowing businesses to return to 100% occupancy. But how will this decision affect public schools?
âWe have implemented as many protocols as we can and I think we have done a fairly good job,â said Autumn Thomas, deputy superintendent of the Texarkana Independent School District (TISD).
On Thursday, 264,000 doses were administered the highest single-day number yet, Newsom said. The only constraint is manufactured supply, Newsom said.
Vaccines have been a sticking point for Los Angeles Unified School District and the labor union, United Teachers Los Angeles, which made it part of its effort to safely reopen schools.
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Newsom said California would start setting aside 10% of first COVID vaccine doeses aside for teachers and support staff to help move toward reopening schools.
In a statement, the California Teachers Associated said the governor s announcement is an important step to ensuring teacher and school staff have access to the vaccine before opening school and work sites for in-person instruction.
Johns Hopkins Medicine will start vaccinating some 500 Baltimore City school teachers who are already working at in-person learning sites.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||According to officials with Baltimore City Public Schools, the partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine is being met with overwhelming support from school staff.More than 100 people signed up to get the vaccine within the first 30 minutes of a link being sent out.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs This collaboration is just an example of Baltimore City at its best, Ctiy Schools CEO Sonja Santelises said. This critical partnership builds upon City Schools comprehensive plan to safely host additional in-person learning opportunities while combating the spread of COVID-19 in Baltimore City. Starting Tuesday, the first wave of vaccinations will go out to up to 500 employees who have already been working with
Updated: 5:11 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 By Phil Yacuboski The Howard County Health Department on Monday held a vaccination clinic in which 600 people received the COVID-19 vaccine.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Many counties across Maryland are preparing to start vaccinating the Phase 1B group, which includes people older than 75 and educators, but many front-line workers were still getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine Monday.Sharon Strobel, a registered nurse, is among those who received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. She s getting vaccinated as both a nurse and to be part of the Maryland Response Corps Vaccinator Program, where she will be vaccinating people against the coronavirus. (I m) thrilled, thrilled, Strobel said. There s only so much we can do with masks and gloves and social distancing. This is going to help us deliver a herd immunity. It s going to take a bit, but it is essential. Mary