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Manitowoc teachers, staff to get COVID-19 vaccines this week

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Posted at 12:44 PM, Mar 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-04 13:44:25-05

MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — Before returning to in-person learning, hundreds of Manitowoc Public School District (MPSD) teachers and staff will get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

The school district announced the vaccination plan on Thursday and say it's thanks to a partnership with Holy Family Memorial in Manitowoc.

Holy Family is hosting two vaccination clinics for MPSD PreK-12 staff spanning ten hours on Thursday and eight hours on Saturday. Holy Family will administer the second dose exactly 21 days after the first dose, which will be right before MPSD’s spring break week. Meier Pharmacy is providing another 30 doses on Friday, March 5 to MPSD staff members, the school district says in a statement.

The district says it will continue to exercise social distancing to the maximum extent possible. Students and staff will continue to be required to properly wear masks, except when eating lunch or going outside.

Teacher and educational staff became eligible for vaccinations on Monday, March 1. About 85 MPSD employees, primarily school nurses and other employees who met the 1A standards, have already been fully vaccinated, the school district says. The MPSD estimates that more than 400 employees will have received one or both doses of the vaccination by March 8.

Students in the Manitowoc Public School District return to school full-time on Monday