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Local teachers slowly getting vaccinated

Teachers association, district call for targeted approach
By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Â
Mar 11, 2021
Mar 11, 2021
Teachers unions across the Merrimack Valley are celebrating access to the coronavirus vaccine after federal and state officials said educators and other school employees can receive their first COVID-19 shot within the month.
Last week after an announcement from President Joe Biden, CVS pharmacies began opening up appointments to educators and other school staff in the Commonwealth. More appointmentsÂ wereÂ made available starting Thursday, when Gov. Charlie Baker announcedÂ eligible to get in line at state-run sites starting March 11.
ThusÂ the hunt for appointments began. ....

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Vaccine clinic goes 'famously'

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MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoChairs were spaced 6-feet apart at the AndoverÂ Field HouseÂ so elderly residents who received the vaccine could wait to see if they had any immediate side effects before going home.
MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoAndover School Nurse Lori Brown administers a vaccine Feb. 17Â to a senior citizen at Andover High s field house.
MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoRose Roux, 90, of Andover wasÂ called aboutÂ 30 minutes before the Andover vaccine clinic closed Feb. 17, when town health officials realized there were extra doses in the vials.Â Roux was driven to the clinic by a senior center volunteer. Having aÂ chauffeur made the day extra special, she said.Â Â ....

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