Ontario school board group calls for teachers to get COVID-19 vaccination over spring break “Our special education students in some cases are unable to wear masks and are medically at risk,” she told council.“And the prioritization for vaccination of special education staff has already taken place in some other school boards as a result of their public health units making that decision.”Herring said she was also worried about the grip the variants of concern are taking on the province.“They’re becoming more common and the most common, and it’s now becoming the most common strain of the virus,” she said.“My understanding is that it can be more infectious in adults and also young people and has the potential to cause more serious.