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Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday teachers could start getting vaccinated by mid-March, depending on the dose supply. (Shutterstock)
MASSACHUSETTS Comments by Gov. Charlie Baker Friday indicate a potential win for teachers in the conversation around reopening schools. Baker said teachers could start getting vaccinated by mid-March, but the plan is supply dependent.
The governor s remarks came as he visited a pooled testing program at Nock Middle School in Newburyport, Boston 25 reported.
Widespread vaccinations for teachers and school staff has been a sticking point in the fight over resuming in-person learning. The Massachusetts Teachers Association has advocated for the state to add teachers to the priority group receiving vaccines in the first few phases of the rollout.