Vaccines for teachers!

[KrisM]

Michigan is starting to let teachers get the vaccine on Monday. Many of my teacher friends have already made appointments for their first dose! I'm so happy for them. We've been in-person except when not allowed by the state. It's really gone well, but I know teachers will be able to feel a bit more relaxed with the vaccine.

[AngB]

That's awesome! I think our state is hopefully getting there soon too except it's a pretty broad category so we'll see. I know our school nurses at least have mostly all gotten or been offered the vaccine at least.

[mom2binsd]

I hope that all of the workers and long term care residents have been vaccinated already, they should be a priority given they are in a proven setting with the highest infection and death rate. Nothing against teachers but there just hasn't been the transmission rate like in long term care.

In IL most long term care facilities are still waiting, cvs has pushed our date back from Dec 29, Jan 5th and now we are told Jan 19th. I've heard of similar issues around the country.

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[PZMommy]

Teachers in Los Angeles are being told maybe by Feb or March. There are still over a million people in Tier 1A in LA county that have not been vaccinated. Teachers fall in Tier 1B and there are 3.3 million people in LA county in that group.

[KrisM]

I hope that all of the workers and long term care residents have been vaccinated already, they should be a priority given they are in a proven setting with the highest infection and death rate. Nothing against teachers but there just hasn't been the transmission rate like in long term care.

In IL most long term care facilities are still waiting, cvs has pushed our date back from Dec 29, Jan 5th and now we are told Jan 19th. I've heard of similar issues around the country.

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I don't know. The nurses I know have been vaccinated. I'm not sure I know anyone currently in long term care. I would agree that they need to be done sooner as well.

[liz]

Great news!

[wendibird22]

Teachers are in the next tier in NY, but it specifies "in-person teachers" which will be interesting to see how that plays out for DH. He is teaching a fully remote class but is required to report to a classroom and teaches in a space shared by two other teachers. So he is in person but his students aren't.

[dogmom]

I have mixed feelings about this. My friend got the vaccine last Saturday because he husband is teacher in Texas and he and all the family can get it. This includes her 18 and 21 yo living with them. Not all healthcare professionals have the vaccine yet. I mean, I’m happy for my friend, but this does not seem like a decision based on good public health policy.

[jgenie]

I have mixed feelings about this. My friend got the vaccine last Saturday because he husband is teacher in Texas and he and all the family can get it. This includes her 18 and 21 yo living with them. Not all healthcare professionals have the vaccine yet. I mean, I’m happy for my friend, but this does not seem like a decision based on good public health policy.

I have elderly relatives in Texas who are being told they have to wait. Crazy that family members can get it first. That’s Texas!

[dogmom]

I have elderly relatives in Texas who are being told they have to wait. Crazy that family members can get it first. That’s Texas!

I looked at the DPH website for Texas, teachers are not in the current wave. I have no idea how this happened.