More than 1,000 Mason teachers, staff members receive COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 3:15 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Share Updated: 3:15 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT WAS A DAY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND HOPE. SHOT. TODAY, IT WAS MASON’S TURN. >> A VERY SKILLED PERSON GAVE ME THE SHOT AND I DIDN’T EVEN FEEL IT. KARIN: A MASON SCHOOL NURSE HELPED ADMINISTER SHOTS FOR 1,157 MASON CITY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. >> MASON’S BEEN IN SCHOOL ALL DAY EVERY DAY SINCE WE STARTED BACK IN AUGUST, SO THIS IS A VERY HAPPY TIME FOR US. >> IT IS SUCH A BIG STEP TO TH POSITIVE RIPPLE EFFECT OF BRINGING SAFETY TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT TO MY FAMILY, MY STUDENTS IN MY CLASSROOOM AND OUR COMMUNIT KARIN: 90% OF MASON SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SIGNED UP FOR THE VACCINE. AND AS EACH TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBER ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVE, EXCITEMENT AND GRATEFULLNESS FILLED THE ROOM. >> I THINK IT IS A STEP FOARWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE CITY OF MASON, BUT FOR THE WHOLE UNITED STATES. KARIN: HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER TIM KING SAYS HE’S DOING HIS PART IN HOPES SENIORS WILL HAVE MORE OF A NORMAL YEAR. MAYBE EVEN ATTEND A PROM AND IN PERSON GRADATION -- IN PERSON GRADUATIONS. >> I THINK THOSE ARE THE IMPORANT THINGS FOR HIGH SCHOO KIDS, AND WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT. ARIN: SUPERINTENDENT JONATHAN COOPER SAYS IS ALREADY IN TALKS WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST AND SAFEST EXPERIENCE FOR THEM COME SPRING. >> REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT LOST OUT ON EVERYTHING LAST YEAR, SO THE DIDN’T REALLY HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES. KARIN: TODAY’S VACCINATION CLINIC IS JUST ONE MORE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> WE’RE EXCITED AND LOOKO FORWARD TO DOING MORE THINGS THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. KARI AFTER RECEIVING THE SHOT, STAFF MEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO SIGN A HUGE BANNER THANKING GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE FOR MAKING THEM A PRIORITY. LIVE IN MASON, KARIN JOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5. STEVEN: MASON WASN’T THE ONLY WARREN COUNTY DISTRICT TODAY TO GET VACCINATED, RIGHT? WHO ELSE WAS GETTING THOSE SHOTS TODAY? KARIN: SPRINGBORO STAFF DID ALSO. THEY SENT AN E-MAIL OUT EARLIER TODAY. THEY HAD ABOUT 500 EMPLOYEES GET THEIR FIRST SHOT TODAY. ALSO, LITTLE MIAMI HAD A CLINIC TODAY. STEV