EDITORIAL: Oklahoma ScissorTales: Moving teachers up the vaccine list is sensible
Dec. 19—The state's initial plan for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine had teachers in the third phase, with a rollout date uncertain. Gov.
The pandemic is first and foremost a public health emergency, with older residents at most risk. Thus, residents and staff of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, and doctors and nurses, are rightly the first to receive the vaccine.
The pandemic-induced closure of many schools, meantime, has had a profound effect on students' progress in the classroom and on their emotional and physical well-being. For many children, remote learning is a poor substitute for in-person learning.
Stitt announced Thursday that K-12 teachers and staff who interact with students will be part of the Phase 2 rollout, which could begin early in the new year.
A survey this fall of roughly 300 school districts found that few students and staff had contracted COVID-19 in their schools. However, many teachers are leery — about 60% of the
"Many kids have had the option to be in-person school in the state of
He's right. Moving teachers up on the vaccine priority list will help to accomplish this.
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