SWANTON, Ohio — Teachers and school staff in Fulton County are eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccines starting Feb. 22.
The superintendent at Swanton Local School District, Chris Lake, says they're preparing now by trying to coordinate one day where all the school districts in the county can get vaccinated.
"We are closing in on narrowing down a date with our health department, it's going to be toward the end of the month here," he said.
Similar to Lucas and Wood County, mass vaccination is seeming like the best option.
The superintendent says the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon has a mass vaccination site already up and running.
"That's going to be the easiest way to get everybody done in a timely manner. If we tried to do it where we wanted them to come to each individual school district, it would take longer and it might push us deeper into March," Lake said.
Since August, the Swanton school district has been in-person, five days a week.
A vaccine wouldn't change the learning environment, but Lake says a majority staff are anxious to get it.
"It's just for peace of mind. Obviously, the pandemic continues to linger. You still see cases going up, going down, and I think people want to get to the point where they can at least feel comfortable again," he said.
Lake says about 75% of district staff expressed interest in getting vaccinated, but that number could change by the time they get to their vaccine date.
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