The Wolf administration says Pennsylvania has reached a significant milestone in its vaccination plan.
As of Tuesday, more than 102,000 teachers and school staff have been vaccinated.
"Vaccinating more than 100,000 teachers and staff in less than two weeks is a big step to help students return to the classroom and stay in school," said Gov. Wolf. "This helps to get more kids back to school where they want to be and eases the burdens on parents and communities. It's also another sign of hope that the light at the end of this long tunnel is getting brighter."
On March 3, the administration officially announced that the group would be among those vaccinated before the general population, like those in Phase 1A of the vaccine rollout plan.
The state's allotment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is dedicated to teh vaccination of educators and related staff.
"This vaccine initiative has been a huge team effort and I commend everyone involved with achieving this milestone," said Gov. Wolf. "Thank you to the educators, IUs, school districts, AMI and state agencies for rising to the challenge and working nights and weekends to make it happen."
