Thousands of Niagara school staff can get vaccinated for COVID-19 over April Break

Sumary of Thousands of Niagara school staff can get vaccinated for COVID-19 over April Break:

• As many as 4,000 educators and other people who work at District School Board Niagara (DSBN) schools can get their shots between April 10 and 18, according to a media release from the board..
• Niagara’s Catholic board also says roughly 2,000 eligible staff can now sign up to receive their vaccine at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Recreation in St..
• “Schools are microcosms of the community, and we know that we are not immune to being affected by community cases,”.
• Both boards pointed to Niagara Health and Niagara Region Public Health, thanking officials and the hospital system for advocating for school staff to get shots as soon as possible..
• “Vaccinating staff who work in schools means that another layer of safety and protection is there for students, staff, and their families,”.
• DSBN states that, with provincial plans to keep schools open, it has been pushing for staff to get vaccinated, describing shots for school workers as “critical.”.
• With incredible support from <a href=”https://twitter.com/NRPublicHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NRPublicHealth</a>.
• <a href=”https://twitter.com/niagarahealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@niagarahealth</a>, 4,000 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/DSBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#DSBN</a>.
• “NRPH and Niagara Health have gone above and beyond to ensure that staff who work in schools are vaccinated and we are incredibly thankful,”.
• The board says staff are working with health officials this week to sort out the logistics of providing shots so they can begin this weekend..
• No word yet on shots for HWDSB staff A spokesperson said just before noon on Tuesday that the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has not received any update on when its staff members can expect to get vaccinated…

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From CBC Health News - April 7, 2021