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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, tells the Axios Re:Cap podcast that her union would support requiring in-school teachers to take a COVID-19 vaccine, once one has been approved and is readily available.

AFT represents 1.7 million members in over 3,000 local affiliates.

Her statement: "We would support that... Just like we have vaccines we require kids to take to be in school in normal times."

Go deeper: Listen to the full conversation on Axios Re:Cap.

Teachers union would support teacher vaccination requirement

Randi Weingarten tells Axios that it's the same as requiring kids to take vaccines in "normal times."

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten.

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