COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Schools teachers are ready to get the COVID-19 vaccine after returning to in-person teaching, but they will have to wait.Â
Under Missouriâs vaccination plan, K-12 teachers are in Phase 1B - Tier 3. However, the state hasn t activated Tier 3 yet. The state started Phase 1B - Tier 2, but many mid-Missouri counties have not.
If a CPS employee qualifies to be vaccinated under Tier 2, such as those that are 65-years-old and over, they will be vaccinated in Phase 1B - Tier 2.Â
CPS elementary teacher and Columbia Missouri State Teachers Association (CMSTA) co-President Ariel Schwarting said she is okay with teaching in-person without a vaccine.