U.S. to start distributing coronavirus vaccines directly to pharmacies Erin Cunningham, Paul Schemm, Lateshia Beachum, Hannah Knowles
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Replay Video UP NEXT The Biden administration said Tuesday it will start distributing limited supplies of vaccines directly to retail pharmacies beginning Feb. 11, in effort to make it faster and easier for people to get inoculated. These doses are separate from those allocated to states. Jeff Zients, Biden’s coronavirus coordinator, cautioned that supply constraints will limit the early availability of shots in drugstores. He said the administration wanted to target supplies to pharmacies serving “socially vulnerable communities.”
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Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a complaint seeking a temporary restraining order against the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) in court Tuesday over a threatened strike.
“WTU is threatening an illegal work stoppage that would prevent the District from a partial reopening of its schools after a nearly year-long closure due to COVID-19,” Racine’s complaint said.
A strike authorization vote could come this week over safety and health concerns related to Washington D.C.’s school reopening plan, WTU President Elizabeth Davis said in a statement Tuesday.
Washington D.C. is seeking a temporary restraining order as the district’s teachers union mulls holding a strike authorization vote later this week.
Fairfax County found that elderly Black and Latino residents are underrepresented in vaccine distribution, and Montgomery County says its wealthiest neighborhoods are getting vaccinated at much higher rates than mixed income ones as the Washington region struggles to equitably distribute vaccines.
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DC seeking temporary restraining order against teachers union ordering educators stop discussing strike
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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WASHINGTON - The District is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Washington Teachers’ Union that would order them to stop educators from discussing a possible strike against returning to the classroom.
WTU spokesman Joe Weedon confirmed the information to FOX 5. In a statment released on Tuesday, the union said they are disscussing many issues with members, including the possibility of holding a secret ballot strike authorization vote this week. Teachers want to go back to in school learning when they are assured that the buildings are safe, WTU President Elizabeth Davis said in the statement. The well being of all school staff and students is of the utmost importance. That said, if the District of Columbia Public Schools continues to refuse to work with us to ensure the safety of our school facilities, we must continue to d