Will Maryland declare teachers essential workers?

[Anonymous]

Any insight into how the Hogan administration will prioritize the immunisation of teachers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any insight into how the Hogan administration will prioritize the immunisation of teachers?

The CDC says the flu is almost nonexistent this year because wearing masks and social distancing.
The CDC says COVID-19 is out of control because no one is wearing masks and social distancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any insight into how the Hogan administration will prioritize the immunisation of teachers?

The CDC says the flu is almost nonexistent this year because wearing masks and social distancing.
The CDC says COVID-19 is out of control because no one is wearing masks and social distancing.

Covid is not the flu. Covid is more deadly and more contagious. So a level of mask-wearing and social distancing that significantly reduces the flu, does is not as effective for stopping the spread of Covid. But you know this already.

[Anonymous]

Teachers were essential employees even in March.

[Anonymous]

Teachers are doing their job through DL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are doing their job through DL.

Huh? The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

[Anonymous]

All the calculators I see have teachers in phase 2 with people who are high risk, but not the highest risk.

I think that's a good call. The first round of vaccine needs to focus on making what we're already doing safe, not getting things open. So, health care workers, first responders, meat packers, nursing home residents and the most medically vulnerable. Those things will both protect the people who most need to be protected, and get our Rt far enough below 1 to see a steady decline. Then phase 2 can focus on allowing us to open things like schools, while keeping Rt low, and protecting more of the vulnerable such as those with moderate additional risks, and people in congregate living situations like colleges and jails.

[Anonymous]

The cdc already declared then essential, try to keep up

[Anonymous]

But what if they don’t return to school? Then we should prioritize other essential, front line workers who are actually putting themselves at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are doing their job through DL.

Huh? The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Huh? "The lady" is correct.

-- a different lady

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The cdc already declared then essential, try to keep up

OMG, you *cannot* be this dumb. The Centers for Disease Control prioritizes who gets the vaccine when.

State governments determine who are and are not "essential workers" and what requirements that places upon them in their jobs in their states. The Centers for Disease Control does not and cannot do that.

Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Please tell me that they're vaccinating grocery store clerks before teachers. As in, people who are actually exposed to risk due to their jobs. That's not the case for teachers in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cdc already declared then essential, try to keep up

OMG, you *cannot* be this dumb. The Centers for Disease Control prioritizes who gets the vaccine when.

State governments determine who are and are not "essential workers" and what requirements that places upon them in their jobs in their states. The Centers for Disease Control does not and cannot do that.

Try to keep up.

For someone picking on other posters, there sure are a lot of details wrong in your post. Perhaps you need to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please tell me that they're vaccinating grocery store clerks before teachers. As in, people who are actually exposed to risk due to their jobs. That's not the case for teachers in this area.

Agreed.

I'd also throw in speech, occupational, and physical therapists. They've been working throughout the pandemic, often in situations where their clients cannot wear masks.

[Anonymous]

If they are declared essential workers, it should be contingent on a return to classroom teaching...