Despite educators across the state pleading to receive the COVID-19 vaccine sooner, the Parson administration refuses to revise Missouri’s vaccination plan.
Teachers are classified in Phase 1B, Tier 3, of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, among other workers deemed necessary to keep essential societal functions running. Missouri is currently vaccinating high-risk individuals in Phase 1B, Tier 2.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service Director Randall Williams has indicated that he hopes to begin vaccinating Missourians in Phase 1B, Tier 3, starting mid-to-late April.
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