UASF Flash Update #16 Regarding Vaccinations – 2.25.21

Dear UASF Members, 

Below is the most recent information that we have regarding staff access to vaccinations. We wanted to make sure that you saw this information. Please keep checking Myturn.gov as it seems that appointments open up late evening on certain days including Thursdays. 

This Week’s Staff Digest:

Dear SFUSD Staff:

I’m thrilled that today marks the first day that individuals who work in education are eligible for vaccination in San Francisco. Vaccine supply is still low, but we anticipate supply will increase and more and more appointments will become available over the next few weeks. We encourage all staff to visit the City of San Francisco's vaccination website at sf.gov/covid-19-vaccine-san-francisco, where you can register for vaccines and sign up for appointments as they become available at various sites and locations.

The District Website Says:

As of Feb. 24, 2021 SFUSD staff are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in San Francisco. Vaccine supply is still low, but we anticipate supply will increase and more and more appointments will become available over the next few weeks. We encourage all staff to visit the City of San Francisco's vaccination website at sf.gov/covid-19-vaccine-san-francisco, where you can register for vaccines and sign up for appointments as they become available at various sites and locations.

Health and Safety TA Regarding Vaccinations

B. The District shall actively support and assist the SF Department of Public Health in  coordinating the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to staff, to the best of the  District’s ability, including the measures listed below; 

C. 

1. The District shall communicate with all staff in writing in their preferred language about  the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine to them, including where they may receive the  vaccine and how to make an appointment, if necessary, to receive the vaccine.  

2. The District shall provide to all staff written educational materials in their preferred  language about the vaccine, including accurate information from the Centers for Disease  Control (CDC) on the vaccine’s benefits, risks, and efficacy rates and shall encourage  them to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

3. The District will request that DPH implement a school site vaccination program for  staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at District school sites and work sites;  

4. The District shall allow staff to be vaccinated during their work hours with no loss of  pay;  

5. Prior to the return of students for in person learning in the Red tier, the District shall  make every effort to ensure that every staff person has been offered the opportunity to  be vaccinated, and those electing to be vaccinated have been administered the vaccine  at the recommended full course of the COVID-19 vaccine once it has been made  available to them by obtaining verification from the vaccination administrators (HSS,  etc.) before being required to report to work at a reopened District site;  

6. The District shall prioritize availability of the vaccine to staff already working onsite. 

7. The District shall provide paid sick leave up to 5 (five) days as needed to any staff  person who is ill from side effects from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine without  requiring that staff use leave banks or accrued leave.  

8. The parties agree to meet and confer if the risk level in San Francisco increases to the  purple (widespread) tier from a lower tier as defined in the Blueprint for a Safer  Economy. 

9. The District will, prior to implementation, notify bargaining unit representatives in  writing, and complete bargaining over the impacts of any decision to reopen middle  and or high schools for in-person instruction.