The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare held another media briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Idaho today. Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen and Public Health Administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch provided an update on the status of the vaccine in the Gem State, and then answered questions from media. State epidemiologist Dr. Christine Hahn and Sarah Leeds, program manager for the Idaho Immunization Program, also joined in on.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on January 12, 2021
Idaho’s teachers and school staff serving students in grades pre-K through 12th are cleared to start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Brad Little and public health officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
After 10 months of constant disruptions in education, the expanding vaccine rollout represents a light at the end of the tunnel, Little said.
“We will prioritize teachers, school staff, first responders and some frontline workers between Jan. 13 and Jan. 31 before making doses available to the 65 and up population starting Feb. 1,” Little said during a livestreamed address Tuesday.
“The health of our teachers is paramount to ensuring students can learn in the classroom where they deserve to be,” he added.
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Idahoâs teachers and school staff serving students in grades pre-K through 12th are cleared to start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Brad Little and public health officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
After 10 months of constant disruptions in education, the expanding vaccine rollout represents a light at the end of the tunnel, Little said.
âWe will prioritize teachers, school staff, first responders and some frontline workers between Jan. 13 and Jan. 31 before making doses available to the 65 and up population starting Feb. 1,â Little said during a livestreamed address Tuesday.