天博体育 Public School Nurses to Get COVID-19 Vaccine & Routine COVID-19 Testing Kicks-Off for School Community
Press Conference - Photo & Media Opportunities. Media RSVP Required.
*PRESS CONFERENCE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
WHAT:
The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to 天博体育 Public Schools (天博体育-PS) nurses to help protect them against the coronavirus. We are grateful to the state and Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CH天博体育) for providing the opportunity for our school nurses to be included in the first tier of Group 1b, of vaccine distribution, followed by teachers and other school staff in Tier 2.
In addition, 天博体育-PS will kick-off an in-school COVID-19 testing program for students, teachers, and staff to help keep our school community safe through the end of this school year.
THIS MEDIA AVAILABILITY IS DISTRICT SANCTIONED, DESIGNED TO CAPTURE CONTENT OF SCHOOL NURSES BEING VACCINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 TESTING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THIS CONTENT.
THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IS OUR TOP PRIORITY. FACE COVERINGS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES, AND THERE WILL BE DESIGNATED AREAS FOR MEDIA TO STAND.
ALL MEDIA MUST RSVP TO COMMUNICATIONS@天博体育PUBLICSCHOOLS.COM BY 5PM MONDAY, JANUARY 11.
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 12 - 10AM (event is not open to the public)
WHERE:
Outside in front of Children's Hospital Conference Center (event is not open to the public)
210 State Street 鈥� New Orleans, LA 70118
Second Entrance (entrance 2) off of State Street and Tchoupitoulas.
Please find a map indicating the location attached.
WHO:
-John Nickens, CH天博体育 Chief Executive Officer
-Tiffany Delcour, 天博体育-PS Chief Operations Officer
-Dr. Leron Finger, CH天博体育 Chief Quality Officer
-Venus Parker, 天博体育-PS School Nurse
Why:
As the District works towards returning to in-person learning, we look forward to highlighting the steps we're taking to make this a reality by vaccinating our school nurses, providing details on our new routine testing program, and discussing the importance of protecting the health of our school community as a whole.
We'd also like to take the time to thank all of our partners, like Children's Hospital, who've helped make this possible.
We welcome you in helping us get the word out about testing options to our school community and to share the best way to access any and all of our testing opportunities.
Following the press conference, our school nurses will be administered the vaccine for photo/video opportunities.
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About 天博体育 Public Schools: 天博体育 Public Schools is the public school district for Orleans Parish. It includes the district's administration and elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board. 天博体育 Public Schools currently oversees 76 public schools and is led by Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.
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