Teachers in the Bay Area are starting to see some movement on the vaccine front. The city of Berkeley and San Mateo County will be vaccinating teachers, a key step to getting kids in classrooms.
CA to reserve 10% of state vaccine supply for educators
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California Gavin Newsom announced Friday that educators, including teachers and child care workers, will be allotted 10% of the state’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine supply. The first round of reserved doses will be distributed beginning March 1.
Last Updated February 19, 2021
During California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to an Alameda County vaccination clinic Friday morning, Newsom announced that 10% of the weekly allotment of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine supply will be allocated to educators.
Beginning March 1, the first round of doses will be reserved for educators, including teachers and child care workers, according to Newsom. The baseline will begin with at least 75,000 vaccine doses a week.
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education met Wednesday to discuss its timeline to reopen schools and its plan to build housing for teachers, among other agenda items.
BUSD Superintendent Brent Stephens presented the results of the tentative agreement between BUSD and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers about staff vaccinations and the reopening timeline to attendees. Board members and public commenters alike emphasized the importance of the schedule for reopening.
“There’s a lot of work that’s ahead of us,” said said Ty Alper, BUSD Board of Education president, during the meeting. “It’s also taken us a long time to get to this point.”
The BUSD Board and BFT announced Tuesday evening that a tentative agreement was reached, which includes a hybrid instruction plan and vaccine distribution.
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