Biden and Harris Want Teachers Vaccinated

Biden, Harris Say Teachers Should Have 'Priority' Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

by peoplespulpit

Posted 3 years ago


President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are pushing for teachers to have “priority” access to COVID-19 vaccinations as a national debate over the safest way to reopen schools during the pandemic intensifies. At a recent town hall A teacher asked the president when school staff should be vaccinated before returning to class. President Biden responded saying "Teachers should be moved “up in the hierarchy” of vaccine access. It’s about needing to be able to socially distance, smaller classes, more protection,” Biden said, “and I think that teachers and the folks who work in the school ... should be on the list of preferred to get a vaccination.”

The President's words mirror what has been said by the CDC. But both the CDC and Biden administration have stopped short of declaring it a prerequisite for reopening schools. Vice President Harris, when confronted with a similar questions also wouldn’t say outright whether it’s safe for schools to reopen without teachers being vaccinated saying: “The states are making decisions individually about where they will be on the list of who gets vaccinated. I believe they should be a priority. The president believes they should be a priority.”


Topic: US News

Tags: Covid vacine Covid-19 Vacine Reopening Schools Biden Adminstration

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