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CDC group recommends teachers be given priority in vaccine distribution

CDC group recommends teachers be given priority in vaccine distribution
PAUL: WENDY DOROMAL, WITH THE TEACHER’S UNION IN ORANGE COUNTY, SAYS THERE IS GROWING CONCERN FROM TEACHERS HOPING THEIR TURN TO GET THE COVID VACCINE WILL COME SOON. >> WE’RE VERY WORRIED THAT SOME OF THE TEACHERS WHO WERE TOLD BY THEIR PHYSICIAN, "IT’S NOT SAFE FOR YOU WITH YOUR UNDERLYING CONDITIONS TO BE IN A CLASSROO FACE-TO-FACE," WE’RE AFRAID THAT SOME MORE OF THEM WILL RESIGN. PAUL: SHE SHARED THIS LINK ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH LEADS TO THE FLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION’S WEBSITE AND A PROMPT FOR YOU TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE GOVERNOR. ON THE WEBSITE? THIS MESSAGE, SAYING THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT EDUCATORS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF ALIKE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> OCPS IS HAVING 18,000 STUDENTS RETURN NEXT WEEK AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY’LL BE -- THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE MORE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND LESS CHANCE FOR ADEQUATE SOCIAL DISTANCING. PAUL: AMONG THOSE WONDERING WHEN ALL TEACHERS WILL GET THE VACCINE GREEN LIGHT IN FLORIDA, KYLE SAVAGE, WITH THE BREVARD COUNTY TEACHER’S UNION -- A COUNTY IN WHICH A TEACHER DIED BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS IN DECEMBER. >> OUR TEACHERS DON’T HAVE AN OPTION TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE IN THE SMALL ROOMS, SO WE’RE ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO TREAT US LIKE FIRST RESPONDERS, TREAT US LIKE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND PUT US IN LINE FOR THE VACCINE. 2020 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE YEAR OF THE TEACHER IN FLORIDA, THOSE AREN’T MY WORDS, THOSE ARE GOVERNOR DESANTIS’ WORDS, SO WE’RE JUST ASKING HIM TO CONTINUE THAT. PAUL: PAUL RIVERA, WESH 2 NEWS. MEREDITH: THE CDC PUTS TEACHERS IN THE
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CDC group recommends teachers be given priority in vaccine distribution
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention group is advising that teachers should be some of the next individuals getting the COVID-19 vaccines.Above video: Teachers call out to Florida governor as worry grows with school set to startThe advisory committee is putting teachers in the "frontline essential workers" category.Wendy Doromal with the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association in Florida said there is growing concern from teachers who are hoping their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine will come soon.She shared this link on the union's Facebook page, which leads to The Florida Education Association's website.On the website for the association that represents teachers statewide, a message reads: “the CDC recommends that educators–teachers and staff alike–should have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.”Among those wondering when all teachers will be given the green light to receive a vaccine is Kyle Savage with the Brevard Federation of Teachers in Florida.In December a teacher in Brevard County died from the coronavirus. "Our teachers don't have an option to socially distance in the small rooms, so we're asking the governor to treat us like first responders, treat us like essential workers and put us in line for the vaccine. 2020 was the 'Year of the Teacher' in Florida, those aren't my words, those are Gov. DeSantis' words. We're just asking him to continue that," Savage said. 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

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention group is advising that teachers should be some of the next individuals getting the COVID-19 vaccines.

Above video: Teachers call out to Florida governor as worry grows with school set to start

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The advisory committee is putting teachers in the category.

Wendy Doromal with the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association in Florida said there is growing concern from teachers who are hoping their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine will come soon.

She shared on the union's Facebook page, which leads to The Florida Education Association's website.

On the website for the association that represents teachers statewide, a message reads: “the that educators–teachers and staff alike–should have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.”

Among those wondering when all teachers will be given the green light to receive a vaccine is Kyle Savage with the Brevard Federation of Teachers in Florida.

In December a teacher in Brevard County .

"Our teachers don't have an option to socially distance in the small rooms, so we're asking the governor to treat us like first responders, treat us like essential workers and put us in line for the vaccine. 2020 was the 'Year of the Teacher' in Florida, those aren't my words, those are Gov. DeSantis' words. We're just asking him to continue that," Savage said.