LA County Supervisor Pushes To Vaccinate Teachers Early

Los Angeles CA

17 December, 2020

4:48 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles December 17, 2020 at 6:55 am LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – As the battle over whether schools should be reopened continues to rage, a Los Angeles County supervisor is calling on teachers to be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine. L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn Wednesday sent letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling on teachers to be prioritized in the vaccine hierarchy in order to more quickly get students back into the classroom. "If it was ever up for debate before, this pandemic has made it clear once and for all that our classroom teachers are essential," Supervisor Hahn wrote in the letter. "We need teachers back in their classrooms. They are essential to our kids, our families, and our economy. Our vaccine distribution plan should reflect that fact." Read more at CBS Los Angeles