Teacher vaccinations underway

Missouri teachers could get vaccinated -- and mosaic's community clinic filled with area teachers and school staff eager to get their first shot.

Kq2's madeline mcclain spoke to a few in the st.

Joseph school district about the big day.

<<the community vaccination clinic--overrun with st.

Joseph school district faces tuesday.jennifer koch, lafayette high school: "i'm so excited to see this tier get vaccinated.

The teachers for a lack of a better term, chopping at the bit to get out here and get this done."school nurses helping run the front of house...a school board member who is also a doctor -- giving shots teachers, school staff on the other side of the curtain getting vaccine shots.lara gilpin, spring garden middle school: it helps with another layer of protection, safety, and security for us.

Donita swafford receiving her first vaccine shot.donita swafford, carden park elementary: "i was looking forward to it because of course we all want to be safe.

It didn't hurt.

I didn't feel anything."normally you would find her feeding the carden park elementary schoolers.donita swafford, carden park elementary: the worst part of it, i told someone is that we don't get to see the kid's faces.

We work in an elementary school and we don't get to really see their smiles and get to have that contact with them that we normally would have."school nurse jennifer koche says the pandemic has forced every corner of schools to adapt or take on new jobs.jennifer koch, lafayette high school: oh my goodness the paperwork is crazy.

We are trying to keep track of all of the teachers and all of the staff and all of the students that have either tested positive or been in contact with it so we have to keep track of where they are and when they are coming back and make sure we can keep them up-to-date on their studies so they don't fall behind.

It's a constant battle.vaccine shots won't change all that overnight.but for this principal -- lara gilpin, spring garden middle school: i think its just a reassurance for our staff, our kids and our families that we are going home to every night."

And this nurse...jennifer koch, lafayette high school: "i wanted to protect myself and my family and the people i work with and i would really like to go on a summer and i'm thinking that that might be a i jumped right on it so that hopefully i can do any of those the future feels a little brighter reporting in st.

Joseph madeline mcclain kq2 the state opened phase 1b tier 3 on monday.

Greenlighting more than a half million missourians -- including teachers -- eligible for the vaccine.