Missouri Teacher of the Year recipient discusses prioritizing teachers for vaccines

Host Ginny Chadwick is joined by Melissa “Misty” Grandel, the 2020 Missouri Teacher of the Year from Fordland School District. Along with the past five recipients of the Teacher of the Year award, Ms. Grandel recently sent a letter to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams urging the prioritization of teachers for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Show Notes

Further reading/resources: 

• CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Recommendations
• See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your State (New York Times)
• Here are the states prioritizing educators in COVID-19 vaccine rollouts: Map (ABC News)
• Missouri State Teacher Association Facebook post of the letter by Teachers of the Year
• Safe Schools Require Prioritizing the Vaccination of Educators Petition with letter from Missouri National Education Association President
• Missouri Priority Phases
• How to Get Vaccinated by State (NPR)
• Boone County Health Department Homebound Call
  
  
  
  
  

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