Delgado said there are 45,000 Hispanic people living in Montgomery County, representing 5% of the population. Yet a significant number have not been vaccinated, she said, arguing that many are hesitant to take the first dose, unsure if it is safe. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Health commissioner Tom Farley says he expects Phase 1B vaccinations to conclude in April, Phase 1C to end in May, and for everyone else to be vaccinated by the end of July. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Kenney announced that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will assist the city Department of Public Health in a new vaccination program for teachers, principals, and staff at all schools. It includes staff at district, charter, and private schools, as well as at child care centers and prekindergarten providers. Classroom aides and cafeteria workers also will be included. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
More than 20 Lingelbach Elementary parents and teachers gathered at the school’s entrance Monday morning. They held signs, some reading, ‘Plans Not Fans’. The group was protesting the Philadelphia School District’s decision to start hybrid learning and the unpopular, low-cost solution to install fans in classrooms for adequate ventilation. | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)
Teachers, child care providers and other staff who work with children will be able to get the vaccine at CHOP’s Roberts Center, or 6 pop-up clinics at schools in the district, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said in the city’s news conference Tuesday. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
As evidence for their claims, the coalition points to the fact that private and parochial schools in Philadelphia have been providing in-person instruction for months with few outbreaks, and that teachers and school-based staff will be eligible to receive the vaccine from pop-up clinics slated to open on February 22. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
But since the city cut ties with Philly Fighting COVID, her group is the only public-facing vaccine operation. Even if the people hearing about it are not eligible, word is spreading among wealthier, whiter demographics that her clinic is one where you can most easily jump the line. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
With frustration over a slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Pennsylvania, state officials have something they believe might give people some answers: a new tool called “Your Turn.”
En un cambio de última hora, la ciudad anunció que los profesores no estarían obligados a presentarse en sus aulas el 8 de febrero. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
However, in the lead up to Feb. 8, there has been significant blowback from teachers, unions and local political reps that reopening early is putting teachers back into an unsafe work environment where COVID-19 could run rampant. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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