81% of teachers vaccinated or have appointments, according to union survey
Source: CBS News
BY BO ERICKSON
APRIL 6, 2021 / 12:20 PM / CBS NEWS
A new survey of educators by the nation's second-largest teachers union shows as of April 1 at least 81% of educators had been vaccinated for COVID-19 or were scheduled to get their shots, according to data shared with CBS News by the union.
This latest metric is a measure of progress made toward President Biden's call in early March to prioritize vaccinations for teachers by April 1, but also indicates a portion of educators are still waiting for their vaccinations.
"Let's treat in-person learning like an essential service that it is," Mr. Biden said in his March 2 address, "And that means getting essential workers who provide that service — educators, school staff, child-care workers — get them vaccinated immediately. They're essential workers."
"We want every educator, school staff member, childcare worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March," Mr. Biden added.
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I'm guessing there are a few of the unvaccinated 20% who are trying to get a shot. But most of the 20% are avoiding it or actively refusing it.
Getting to 100% is probably unrealistic, at least until the vaccines are fully authorized, not just "emergency" authorized.
We need to get vaccines into all available voluntary arms, then focus on approvals for younger teens and pre-teens. I'm not sure how to work on the anti-vaxxers.
It was nice that Moscow Mitch spoke in favor of getting the vaccine. If only we knew who "Q" is, maybe we could have him (or her, or them) create a PSA.
