Teachers vaccinations begin at at BCHD’s AdventurePlex in Manhattan Beach [Update]
by Kevin Cody Approximately 1,200 teachers at 11 South Bay public school districts began receiving Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination shots on Wednesday at AdventurePlex, in Manhattan Beach. AdventurePlex is a children’s play facility owned by the Beach Cities Health District, which is coordinating administration of the vaccinations. Volunteer medical professionals and fire fighters administered the vaccination shots on the play facility’s indoor basketball court. Los Angeles County allotted 1,280 doses of the vaccine to the 11 districts, which represents about 10 percent of the 11 districts’ teachers and support staff, BCHD CEO Tom Bakaly said in an interview last Friday. Manhattan Beach School Board President Jen Fenton said in an interview last Friday, “I was told today by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office that these allocations numbers should be the lowest we see, and the amount of doses available to our educational staff will only increase from here on out.” Bakaly said the individual districts will decide which of their teachers and support will receive the vaccination shots. Julie Brancato, kindergarten teacher at Grand View Elementary School in Manhattan…
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