Some education workers in Thunder Bay will soon be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Province to allow staff who provide direct support to students with complex special needs to be vaccinated
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Posted: Apr 13, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 13
A Thunder Bay union representative says she s happy student support professionals who work with students with complex special needs will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations.(Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)
Some education workers in Thunder Bay will soon be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The province announced last week that school staff in Ontario who provide direct support to students with complex special needs will be prioritized for the vaccine.
Schools in Thunder Bay, Ont., plan return to in-person learning after spring break
Students in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be headed back to in-person on April 19, following the province-wide spring break.
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Posted: Apr 08, 2021 5:56 PM ET | Last Updated: April 8
Thunder Bay schools will return to in-person learning on April 19, after spring break.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Students in Thunder Bay, Ont., will return to in-person learning on April 19, following the province-wide spring break.
The recommendation to go back to in-person learning was announced Thursday by Dr. Janet DeMille, the medical officer of health for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, who credited an improvement in the number and rate of COVID-19 cases in the district in recent weeks.
The announcement of the return to in-person learning in the city came Thursday from Dr. Janet DeMille, the medical officer of health for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), who credited an improvement in the number and rate of COVID-19 cases in the district in recent weeks.
Teacher unions worry about safety
But the decision to return to in-person learning came against the recommendation of the teachers union.
Seeley said he has been advocating for schools to remain virtual at least until all education staff in Thunder Bay are vaccinated, with the goal of protecting them against COVID-19 variants, which reports suggest are more virulent and more deadly.
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