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CDC: Schools Can Reopen Safely Without Vaccinating Teachers Against COVID-19

Emily Zanotti
CDC: Schools Can Reopen Safely Without Vaccinating Teachers Against COVID-19
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reiterated on Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Last week the CDC weighed into the ongoing debate over whether to reopen schools for in-person instruction, noting that schools that are currently welcoming students into classrooms with certain safety precautions in place have had only “scant transmission” of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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