LYNN — Vaccines began to be distributed to teachers at the Lynn Tech Field House, the city’s vaccination site, on Thursday.
The Lynn Community Health Center, which runs the site in partnership with the city, administered the vaccinations.
Marita Gove, a nurse practitioner at LCHC, said she thinks it’s great that teachers are now eligible for the vaccine. COVID-19 cases have been decreasing locally and statewide, and the eligibility for educators comes as schools begin planning for a return to in-person learning.
“It’s really exciting,” Gove said. “Obviously, it’s going along the same timeline of a lot more pressure to reopen schools, and I think that is really reassuring to a lot of teachers and staff going in the building knowing that they can at least start the vaccination process.”
Gov. Charlie Baker announced last week that teachers, school staff and early childhood educators would become eligible to sign up for the vaccine on Thursday.
The announcement was made a day after President Joe Biden said that he’s using “the full authority of the federal government,” directing states to prioritize educators for the coronavirus vaccine and aim for teachers and school staff to have at least one dose of the vaccine by the end of March.
Educators will now be able to sign up for a vaccine at CVS pharmacies and vaccination sites across the Commonwealth, including the site at Lynn Tech. Baker cautioned people to be patient, as the shortage of vaccines across the country continues.
“If we are patient, everyone who wants [a vaccine] will eventually get one,” he said.
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