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As a strike looms, one of the major disagreements between Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union is vaccine rollout. Chicago teachers have argued they should be vaccinated against COVID-19 before Chicago Public Schools officials require them to return to their classrooms next week.Educators in the city have seen some smaller suburban districts take that approach and watched wealthy private schools secure batches of shots to immediately administer to their staff. Chicago Public Schools have stated that a federal misallocation has created a vaccine shortage that makes it nearly impossible to vaccinate all Chicago teachers before its desire start date.