Western New York county public health directors discuss how vaccination rollout can be improved
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on its website that it had received permission from the Food and Drug Administration that they can enroll children as young as 12 in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Federica Narancio/AP)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Public Health Departments have had pandemic response plans for decades. The departments update these plans yearly and submit them to the state. Health directors said the state decided to not use those plans pertaining to vaccine distribution for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teachers are eligible for the vaccine, when will all of them receive it
President Joe Biden said he wants every educator, school staff member, childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March.â
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âWe want every educator, school staff member, childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March,â he said.
Biden said he s directing states to prioritize teacher vaccination. He added that fully vaccinating school staff is not required for reopening if other guidance is followed.
Teachers are already eligible in New York, but nearly two months into Phase 1b, Buffalo Teacher Federation President Phil Rumore said teachers are struggling to get vaccine appointments.
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