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Starting tomorrow – Thursday, March 11, 2021 – early educators, out-of-school-time teachers, and K-12 teachers can start signing up for vaccine appointments.
Visit Massachusetts’ COVID-19 website today and develop a plan to sign you or your colleagues up for your appointments.
A state map of vaccine sites is posted here.
Have questions? The state has posted answers to frequently asked questions by educators. Here are two important queries:
Will there be special vaccination clinics for this group?
The COVID-19 Command Center will designate specific days at the seven mass vaccination sites for K-12 and childcare workers to get their shots. More details will be released soon.
How long will it take to get an appointment?
Vaccine supply continues to be extremely limited in Massachusetts. Therefore, it may take weeks for an appointment to become available.
In other words, when signing up for a vaccine, try to be both persistent and patient.
Eye on Early Education is a blog of Strategies for Children, an organization that works to ensure that Massachusetts invests the resources needed for all children, from birth to age five, to access high-quality early education programs that prepare them for success in school and life. The blogger, 
eyeonearlyeducation.org 
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