BALTIMORE (AP) - Coronavirus vaccination efforts for teachers and school staff are accelerating in the Baltimore region.
The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday that thousands of staff are taking time off from teaching to visit vaccination centers at hospitals and health departments.
Maryland officially opened up COVID-19 vaccinations to Phase 1B last week. The phase includes teachers and people who are 75 years old or older.
Hundreds of private and Catholic school teachers and staff already got their first shot last week. They include 50 staffers at Calvert Hall in Towson and about 70% of the staff at Boys’ Latin School in Baltimore.
Nearly half of the 10,000 Baltimore City school employees have been invited to make a vaccination appointment this week.
The Baltimore Teachers Union maintains that teachers should not be forced back into buildings until they have been fully vaccinated and other criteria have been met. Gov. Larry Hogan has threatened school district leaders with punitive measures if they do not begin some in-person classes by March 1.
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