SC Dept. of Education Hold COVID-19 Briefing on Vaccines for Educators

The South Carolina Dept. of Education will discuss reopening schools and vaccines for educators in South Carolina.

Briefing Highlights

682 our of 1266 SC public schools are meeting face to face
553 are in hybrid schedule
31 are fully virtual
CDC guidance will be urging all schools to reopen for in-person learning
Two resolutions are in progress to provide vaccinations for teachers and school personnel
SC Department supports educators and want teachers to have immediate vaccine priority
CDC guidance says vaccinated teachers would not have to quarantine if exposed to Covid-19. This would alleviate staffing issues.
From a recent survey, there are 122,876 educators and staff in SC with an average age of 43 years old. 70,973 of these people want the vaccine. 8,000 private school staff want the vaccine.

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