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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens to educators March 1, 2021

Keck Medicine of USC is following protocols developed by the CDC and the state and county departments of public health to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine equitably and responsibly. On March 1, the vaccine clinic opened up to people ages 16 to 64 who work in education and childcare, emergency services or food and agriculture.

For Arlin Sosa, 36, a kindergarten teacher with Extera Public Schools, the opportunity to get vaccinated meant being one step closer to having students in her classroom again. The Boyle Heights resident has not seen her students in person in a year.

“It’s really hard, especially for the little ones. They really need that hands-on and that in-person teaching. We have been able to establish that classroom feeling but it’s hard for them to make friends and have that interaction over a screen. For most of them it’s their first year in school ever, so they don’t get to have the full experience of kindergarten, which is really sad.”

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