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Florida teachers disappointed with governorâs vaccine priority list
Seniors and veterans are next in line to get COVID-19 vaccines in the state of Florida.
TAMPA, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to singularly prioritize seniors over the age of 70 isn’t sitting well among some essential workers who’d hoped to be included in the next phase of vaccinations.
Some Florida teachers say they’re worried heading into the spring semester: more students are expected to return to in-person learning while teachers will have to wait longer than they’d hoped to get a vaccine thanks to DeSantis’ new guidelines,
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The Florida Education Association is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to prioritize teacher vaccinations as more students return to in-person learning in January.
As state testing sites close Dec. 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday, Florida teachers are demanding they become a higher priority for vaccinations.
Fox 13 reported that the Florida Education Association sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis pleading for inclusion in the second phase of vaccine rollouts.
School Board Member @KarenPerezTampa, a healthcare provider, received her COVID-19 vaccine today. Superintendent @AddisonGDavis and the Board sent a letter to the governor asking to give educators priority for the new vaccine. pic.twitter.com/9tlXmN7VIU Hillsborough Schools (@HillsboroughSch) December 23, 2020
Educators ask Florida governor to add school employees to vaccine priority groups
Federal panel meets this weekend to discuss who should be prioritized next
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools superintendent and Florida’s largest teachers union are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to allocate coronavirus vaccines for school employees.
OCPS Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins sent a letter to DeSantis Thursday asking him to include K-12 essential school district employees who are in direct contact with students on his list of priority groups to receive the vaccine.
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“It’s just under the radar for some reason and we think it’s urgent. Time is of the essence,” she said.