
White House says teacher vaccinations are 'not a requirement to reopen'
CNN
White House officials affirmed Wednesday that they do not believe teacher vaccinations should be mandatory for schools to reopen, though they do agree teachers should be prioritized like frontline workers.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday in a CNN town hall that he wanted teachers to be prioritized for vaccination, comments Vice President Kamala Harris echoed when pressed repeatedly on the matter Wednesday during an interview with NBC News. "Teachers should be vaccinated ... like other frontline workers," White House Covid response coordinator Jeff Zients said at Wednesday's virtual Covid press briefing, but added, "But the President, vice president agree with the CDC guidelines that it's not a requirement to reopen."
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