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Nearly 80% of teachers, child care workers have received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
LOS ANGELES - White House officials announced that nearly 80 percent of teachers, school staff members and child care workers have received at least a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Biden administration continues its effort to get Americans vaccinated and open schools safely."At the beginning of March, the president directed states and the federal retail pharmacy program to prioritize the vaccination of teachers, school staff and child care workers during the month of March," Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a White House press briefing on COVID-19 Wednesday."As the president announced yesterday, as of the end of March, the latest CDC estimates show that almost