Amber Ladd is the family resource coordinator for Mill Creek Elementary Leadership Academy. And like some other teachers and employees, the newness of the vaccine makes her nervous about it.
“I would support it once it’s been out on the market a little longer,” she said. “But I’m not comfortable with just jumping into being one of the first hundreds of thousands of people to get this vaccination.”
Coronavirus vaccines prepared for JCPS school nurses at the Broadbent Arena vaccination site.
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The CDC and the FDA say the vaccine is safe for almost all adults, with a few exceptions for people who are allergic to the vaccine ingredients. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness doctor SarahBeth Hartlage said just because this vaccine was developed faster than any before it, doesn’t mean it’s less safe.