In this image from video, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington.
Walensky on Wednesday cited CDC data showing that social distancing and wearing a mask significantly reduce the spread of the virus in school settings. Just a week earlier, the agency issued a study similarly finding that, with mask wearing and other precautions, it’s generally safe to hold in-person schooling.
Even among state and local unions that have taken a harder line on vaccinations, Walensky’s comment drew little fire. The California Teachers Association is pushing for all teachers to be vaccinated but it’s largely because many schools “aren’t anywhere close” to making buildings safe through other methods, said Claudia Briggs, a union spokesperson.Briggs applauded the Biden administration’s response, saying the president has made clear that teacher safety is of “paramount importance.
Biden has pledged to reopen most of the nation’s K-8 schools within his first 100 days in office, a goal he says is possible if Congress approves hisand if states prioritize teachers in vaccine rollouts. In many states, teachers are being included early in a second wave of shots. “An administration that puts facts and science first would be conducting a full-court press to open schools,” he said on the Senate floor Wednesday.
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'Preserving the support of powerful labor groups that helped him get elected' is a funny way to spell 'caring about the health and safety of teachers and all the other many workers who make schools run.'
Lmfao screw the kids, right pudding for brains? Gotta keep those union votes.
Vaccinate teachers?
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Let’s give union membership to students too.
KIDS OR 💰🤑💸💲.....SOOOOOOOO STAY HOME KIDS. BIDEN NEEDS A NEW HOUSE
Schools with an online option are not operating at full student capacity so obviously mitigation works. BUT this isn’t sustainable. VaccinateTeachers now. Then schools can get back to teaching all students in person.
This is so funny. Businesses & meetings r all virtual but it’s ok to put 20 plus students into rooms with outdated ventilation for 6-7 hours. That exhaled air just stays in front of the students desk/mask & doesn’t circulate at all right?Lol. Also, prisoners r vaccinated 1st
This AP tweet makes absolutely no sense at all. On any level. STOP with the hysteria.
Get teachers vaccinated now.
we need to get teacher vaccinated before they can go back to school
Why don’t teachers want to go back to school and what makes them believe they have a say in it?
Teachers Unions : Arguing for technology to replace their in-person jobs otherwise safe from globalism. 🙄
He’s not balancing. Against his own commitment to “follow the science” which supports re-opening, he’s making a political choice to side with unions. His allegiance is to unions not kids
The wording here is telling. Didn’t parents help get him elected? Do politicians remember the actual voters or do they just think about money from special interest donors?
Voters are priorities, kids no!
It ain’t about bowing to labor. It’s about not killing teachers, staff, and their families.
Get us vaccinated!
We’ve been on campus since August.
What about keeping the children teachers and staff in the schools safe once they are there? That’s the stocking point. Really really gross and shitty false dichotomy framing from the AP
Why did the CDC Director line up with Trump?
No, please, keep pushing the teachers union away Joe. I would 100% love if we started supporting actual progressive candidates instead of neocons in progressive clothing.
Our township schools have been in session since first of the year. Everyone wears masks over a certain age , distancing and plastic barriers are used. Choice of homeschooling as available. This is totally ridiculous what’s happening in many parts of the country. Kids need to be..
Biden is beholden to the unions. The unions are holding children's wellbeing and educations hostage, once again, for 'safety' which is just a euphemism for money.
1) Nobody trusts CDC, thanks to trump. 2) Prioritize vaccinations for teachers--- NOW. They're essential. 3) Pass Covid relief to fund safer classrooms, more teachers (w/smaller class sizes for better social distancing), ventilation, etc.
Dr. Jill might be able to help.
Our children are not fodder nor dispensable. When and if we can all live freely without masks... then we can discuss back to school rooms!
Teachers are not the enemy. Let's get them vaccinated first, then we can talk about safely reopening schools.
Just curious, what percentage of school symptoms aren’t in session? Our kids have been in back in school since September.
Why doesnt he just make sure all teaches get the vaccine?
Vaccinate the teachers. Many have died in Az
thanks
Lol that second one is not a priority for him.
Damn AP actually saying the quiet part out loud. Teacher union do not care about children.
Pandering to the Unions ALWAYS comes first, but only in his 'personal capacity' $$$$$$$
Unions own him right now ... they need to be defunded
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