Hundreds of Cincinnati Public Schools workers roll up sleeves to get COVID-19 vaccine
Gov. Mike DeWine sheds light on why CPS staff members among first in state to get vaccinated Share Updated: 6:26 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
Gov. Mike DeWine sheds light on why CPS staff members among first in state to get vaccinated Share Updated: 6:26 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
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Show Transcript CLASS NEXT WEEK, THE TIMING COULDN’T BE BETTE EAGER TO GET A DOSE OF COVID VACCINE, LANIER HARDY SAID THE ONLY HARD DECISION HE HAD TO MAKE TODAY WAS DECIDING WHICH ARM HE WANTED TO GET POKED BY A NEEDLE. I’M GETTING IT IN THIS ARM RIGHT HERE, DEFINITELY. TODD: HARDY KNOWS TODAY IS A BIG STEP FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING ALL CPS STAFF MEMBERS FEEL SAFE ABOUT HEADING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. I’M HAPPY TO BE IN THIS FIRST GROUP. TODD: EDUCATORS IN OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE ASKED WHY CPS IS THE FIRST LOCAL DISTRICT TO GET DOSES OF THE VACCINE. THIS AFTERNOON, OHIO’S
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Just four days before teachers begin returning to the classroom, vaccinations will be administered at Mt. Airy School and the Duke Energy Center. The first group of vaccinations will go to teachers and paraprofessionals from pre-K through third grade, as well as specialized classrooms. Consuelo Esteves teaches kindergarten at Covedale. I feel very honored, Esteves said. I almost feel like it s prayers answered because I do have some underlying medical conditions that I ve been worried about, so I m happy about that.
She said she was concerned about returning, but she felt safer after consulting with health professionals. In a perfect sense, I wish that we were all completely dosed and vaccinated before going in, Esteves said. There s just a lot of things going on and I hope that other teachers that have been in school every day since the beginning of the year also get this great opportunity soon.
We just want our kids back : Cincinnati teachers get first vaccine doses ahead of return to school
Consuelo Esteves is excited for Tuesday, when sheâll see her Covedale School kindergarten class in person. Itâll be a relief not to have to teach them to read over video chat anymore.
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CINCINNATI â Consuelo Esteves is excited for Tuesday, when sheâll see her Covedale School kindergarten class in person. Itâll be a relief, she said Thursday at the Cincinnati Public Schools vaccine clinic, not to have to teach them to read over video chat anymore.