(Providence, RI) -- Specific occupations, including teachers, were left out of Thursday's health department announcement about the next phase of COVID vaccine distribution. The National Education Association of Rhode Island said the announcement, quote, "left us frustrated and has left us with more questions than answers". Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee, who is set to take over the governor's office soon, had advocated for teachers to be given higher priority for the shot. But McKee said Thursday he was completely behind the Phase 2 plan and noted more than half of the teachers in the state will be eligible.
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