Breaking down how many teachers and staff eligible to be vaccinated are getting the shot Share Updated: 11:48 PM EST Feb 2, 2021 Share Updated: 11:48 PM EST Feb 2, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SAYING PASS. >> THERE WERE TIMES WHERE WE FELT LIKE IT WASN’T GOING TO HAPPEN. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE CONTINUING TO HEAR THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, A LOT OF CONFUSION JATARA: FAIRFIELD CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT BILLY SMITH ECHOING WHAT MANY WERE THINKING. IT’S NOW WEEK ONE OF OHIO’S OFFICIAL VACCINE ROLLOUT FOR SCHOOL STAFF. THOUSANDS OF COVID-19 SHOTS GOING INTO THE ARMS OF EDUCATORS. >> PROBABLY HAVE A HARD TIME SLEEPING THURSDAY NIGHT JATARA: SMITH SAYS BETWEEN 800 AND 850 MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF PLAN TO GET VACCINATED THIS FRIDAY. THAT’S BETWEEN 70-74% OF THE DISTRICT >> SO EXCITED THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE AND THANKFUL. JATARA: CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS STARTING VACCINATING TEACHERS LAST WEEK. BOARD MEMBERS RELEASED RESULTS OF A SURVEY, SHOWING OUT OF 4000 EMPLOYEES 600 SAID THEY WOULD NOT GET THE VACCINE, 200 WANTED MORE INFORMATION AND THE REMAINING 80% SAID THEY WANT TO BE VACCINATED. NORTH COLLEGE HILL CITY SCHOOLS TELLS US 85% OF STAFF PLAN TO GET THE SHOT 78% AT NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT. 70% OF MOUNT HEALTHY TEACHERS AND STAFF SURVEYED. PLAN TO GET VACCINATED. SHOOTING UP TO MASON CITY SCHOOLS APPROXIMATELY 89% STAFF HAS REGISTERED FOR THE VACCINE. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY WE FEEL GRATEFUL JUST TO BE PRIORITIZED AS A K-12 STAFF TO BE ABLE TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINE. SO THAT’S WHY, I THINK, WE HAVE SUCH A HIGH RATE OF ALMOST 90% OF OUR STAFF SIGNING UP. JATARA: LAKOTA LOCAL SCHOOLS SAYS 90% OF ITS STAFF WANT THE VACCINE. BETWEEN 55 60% OF MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOLS RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE LAST WEEK. VACCINE DAY IS FEBRUARY 16 IN MASON, WHERE THERE’S BEEN IN-PERSON CLASSES SINCE AUGUST. >> I BELIEVE, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, THEY’VE CREATED STABILITY FOR OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES, STABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND I WOULD ARGUE STABILITY FOR OUR ECONOM JATARA: LEADERS IN BUTLER COUNTY TELL US ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTY, BETWEEN 65 AND 70% OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HAVE SIGNED UP TO GET VACCINATED. EVERY DISTRICT WE TALKED WITH SO FAR PLANS TO VACCINATE MORE THAN HALF OF ITS STAF MIKE: JATARA, THESE NUMBERS WILL HAVE LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT ON SCHOOLS REOPENING BY MARCH 1. DO THEY SPEAK TO ANY BROADER TRENDS? JATARA: THEY COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOW MANY TEACHERS TO CONTINUE TO GET SICK. BUT THINKING BIG PICTURE. A LOT OF EPIDEMIOLOGISTS HAVE SAID WE NEED BETWEEN 60% TO 80 TO GET VACCINATED TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY. SO IF THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOLLOWS THE SAME TRENDS AS OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOU CAN S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TU