Wash Post - Stop vaccinating teachers if they won’t go back in person

[Anonymous]

Opinion piece https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/25/fairfax-county-should-open-schools-or-stop-vaccinating-teachers/

[Anonymous]

Hard to believe an aide to a virulent anti-labor conservative would hold such a position.

[Anonymous]

Well, it would be nice to actually live where teachers are able to get vaccinations.

[Anonymous]

Teachers are not making the decision to go back or not. The school system is.

[Anonymous]

No teacher who doesn’t work in person should get the vaccine over anyone. They are just milking the system.

[Anonymous]

WaPo is rabidly pro-opening and in general has terribly researched reporting on schools and childhood development.

[Anonymous]

Well, it doesn't matter much anymore. FCPS employees were notified that if they do not have the vaccine they are on hold (to get it) because Inova has postponed those appointments.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard to believe an aide to a virulent anti-labor conservative would hold such a position.

You hardly have to be anti-labor or a conservative to believe that, if teachers won't be in person after being vaccinated, there is no need for them to get priority. If they are working remotely, why shouldn't they wait their turn like most other workers who have been able to work remotely?

Obviously, if a teacher qualifies because of their age or preexisting condition, they shouldn't be disqualified from receiving a vaccine because they are a teacher. But being a teacher itself shouldn't entitle them to priority if they aren't in person.

[Anonymous]

Yawn. No teacher is actually getting the vaccine and then balking. Made up drama .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yawn. No teacher is actually getting the vaccine and then balking. Made up drama .

Not made up in APS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yawn. No teacher is actually getting the vaccine and then balking. Made up drama .

Exactly. If anything the messages are flying about being disappointed because this is the ticket to return and it’s postponed.

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Anonymous wrote:Yawn. No teacher is actually getting the vaccine and then balking. Made up drama .

+1000. But if you are an FEA member would you please tell your leader to shut the hell up? Is she a teacher? Why is she spouting this BS about kids vaccines?

[Anonymous]

Stop vaccinating them altogether for now if they are not currently in person.

There are high risk groups not getting vaccinated, there are front facing employees of various industries not getting vaccinated, there are people aged 75+ that are not getting vaccinated because there aren't enough vaccines.

Everyone that absolutely need the vaccine *right now* because of those factors should be getting the vaccine right now. Not teachers that are distance learning and not for future needs of *possible* in person teaching who knows how far down the line that the can keeps getting kicked down.

Everyone working at in person jobs should be getting vaccinated not the maybe I'll be working in person later people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yawn. No teacher is actually getting the vaccine and then balking. Made up drama .

+1000. But if you are an FEA member would you please tell your leader to shut the hell up? Is she a teacher? Why is she spouting this BS about kids vaccines?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop vaccinating them altogether for now if they are not currently in person.

There are high risk groups not getting vaccinated, there are front facing employees of various industries not getting vaccinated, there are people aged 75+ that are not getting vaccinated because there aren't enough vaccines.

Everyone that absolutely need the vaccine *right now* because of those factors should be getting the vaccine right now. Not teachers that are distance learning and not for future needs of *possible* in person teaching who knows how far down the line that the can keeps getting kicked down.

Everyone working at in person jobs should be getting vaccinated not the maybe I'll be working in person later people.

As a teacher, I agree. I got my first shot in anticipation of going back.