Governor's vaccine plan aims to reopen California classrooms

Ashley Zavala reports

PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA,IT IS ONGOING FOX FORTY'SASHLEY ZAVALA EXPLAINS.WE'RE LITERALLY IN THEFINAL STAGES OF OURNEGOTIATIONS.I HOPE IT'S THE FINALSTAGES, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMESAID FRIDAY DETAILS ON A DEALTO REOPEN CALIFORNIA PUBLICSCHOOLS COULD BE COMING ASSOON AS MONDAY.

WELL THEGOVERNOR AND LAWMAKERS HAVEBEEN AT ODDS OVER HOW AND WHENTO REOPEN THEY DO AGREE TOSPEND 6.6 BILLION DOLLARS INSTATE FUNDS TO HELP SCHOOLSREOPEN SAFELY WITH TESTINGPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTAND OTHER SAFETY MEASURESALONG WITH MONEY TO HELP MAKEUP FOR A LACK OF LEARNINGINSIDE THE CLASSROOM, BUT ALLOF THAT.I WOULD HOPE AND EXPECTTHIS IS MY OPINION.

THAT WEWILL REOPEN.

FOR IN PERSONINSTRUCTION TK TO 2, 3, TO 6AS A TOP PRIORITY WITH RESPECTOUR KIDS CAN'T WAIT BUT SOMESAY THEY CAN AS CALIFORNIAWORKS TO DISTRIBUTE VACCINESAND TEACHERS UNIONS DEMANDACCESS TO THEM STARTINGMONDAY.

THE STATE SAYS IT WILLSET ASIDE ABOUT 75,000 DOSESFOR TEACHERS AND STAFF PERWEEK AND WE ARE MAKING ANEFFORT TO WORK WITH PROVIDERSTO MAKE SURE THAT HAVE WITH ALOT OF EXPOSURE.BUT SOME PANDEMIC EXPERTSSAY VACCINES ARE NOT THE ONLYSOLUTION AS MOST OF THE STATESTILL SITS IN THE MOSTSTATISTICALLY WIDESPREADCOVID-19 TIER DOCTOR UNIR BAR,YOM SAYS CALIFORNIA NEEDS TOCONSIDER GETTING THE RATE OFTRANSMISSION WAY DOWN BEFOREREOPENING CLASSROOMS, NOTOPENING UP.BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TOOPEN ITS THE OPPOSITE IF WETAKE ALL THE PRECAUTIONSREALLY SERIOUSLY WE CAN GETTHE CASE IS DRAMATICALLY DOWNAND THEN IN A FEW WEEKSACTUALLY IF WE DO IT RIGHTTHEN WE CAN OPEN UP NOT JUSTSCHOOLS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSETHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO INSACRAMENTO.

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