Chicago Teachers Could Be Next in Line For COVID Vaccine, Lightfoot Suggests – NBC5 (Chicago)

"Absolutely, we want to make sure that teachers are in the queue for the next round," Lightfoot said Tuesday. "But I'll say it again, we have got to get more vaccine, we can't create an expectation of hope for people and not be able to deliver, that would be the worst kind of cruelty that could be created."
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debtsor
5 years ago

The power of unions!

The Truth Hurts
5 years ago
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DuPage County is prioritizing teachers and students and it has nothing to do with the unions. The voters want the schools open. Health care providers and then students and teachers. All those teachers that everyone hates are at the front of the line. https://www.dupagehealth.org/610/DuPage-County-COVID-19-Dashboard HCP currently providing direct patient care services will receive top priority, pending vaccine supply.  HCP will be required to present verification of their healthcare personnel status, i.e., employee ID badge, check stub, state licensure, or certificate.  Vaccination is by appointment only and dependent on vaccine supply.  As the vaccine supply provided by the State of Illinois/IDPH is allocated based on… Read more »

debtsor
5 years ago

The DuPage County Chair handpicks members of the DuPage COunty Board of Health during his or her term. That’s not exactly ‘the voters’.

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