âVery excitedâ: Sacramento teachers react to COVID-19 vaccines set aside for educators Share Updated: 1:25 AM PST Feb 20, 2021 Share Updated: 1:25 AM PST Feb 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript UNIONS IN THE AREA ABOUT THE GOVERNORâS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. WALTER: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHOULD HELP RE-OPEN OUR SCHOOLS SOONER. GOV. NEWSOM: WEâRE SETTING ASIDE 10% OF NEW FIRST DOSE ALLOCATIONS FOR OUR TEACHERS. BORGE: ITâS GREAT THAT HEâS PRIORITIZING THE TEACHERS FOR VACCINATIONS. WEâRE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THAT WILL HELP TEACHERS FEEL SAFER. WALTER: THEREâS BEEN HEATED DEBATE FOR MONTHS OVER RE-OPENING OUR SCHOOLS. BRENDA BORGE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATOMAS TEACHERâS ASSOCIATION, SAYS WHILE MOST AGREE ITâS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS TO HAVE THE KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, TEACHERS AND STAFF WANT TO MAKE SURE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP THEM SAFE, AND THAT ONLY STARTS WITH BEING VACCINATED. BORGE: HAVING THE VACCINE HELPS , BUT WEâRE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF CLEANING IS GOING TO BE GOING ON. HOW FAR APART ARE THE STUDENTS GOING TO BE AND THE DESKS AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AND ALL THAT , THE PPE. WALTER: THIS WEEK, A VACCINATION CLINIC WAS HELD AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SOME TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR FIRST SHOT. BORGE: TUESDAY, THEY DID A DRY RUN AND THEN ON THURSDAY THEY HAD SPOTS OPEN FOR TEACHERS AND SEVERAL OF OUR TEACHERS WERE ON A WAITING LIST AND THEY WERE CALLED IN AND THEY WENT OVER AND GOT THEIR SHOTS. WALTER: SHE SAYS THE GOVERNORâS MOVE IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE PRESIDENT OF THE 7TH LARGEST TEACHERS UNION IN THE STATE THE SACRAMENTO CITY TEACHERS UNION AGREES. FISHER: ITâS A REALLY EXCITING DAY. IâVE BEEN GETTING SCREEN SHOTS AND TEXTS FROM EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS ALL DAY LONG VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THEIR FIRST DOSE. WALTER: WALTER MAKAULA, KCRA 3 NEWS. EDIE: DESPITE A PUSH