County of Santa Clara Vaccine Update: All K-12 Educators and School Employees in the County Have Now Been Offered COVID-19 Vaccination Opportunity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2021

Santa Clara County, CA – Officials from the County of Santa Clara and Santa Clara County Office of Education announced today that, since the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to the education and childcare sector on February 28, all teachers and other school employees working in K-12 public schools in Santa Clara County have been offered the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine. This was made possible through robust outreach efforts conducted by the County Office of Education and school officials, including a targeted vaccination site for the K-12 workforce at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The site is a collaboration between Santa Clara County Fire, Santa Clara County EMS, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and city fire and EMS agencies.