YORK COUNTY, PA -
H1N1 continues to circulate through area schools. Many kids are being vaccinated, but teachers are basically out of luck at this point.
"I go home and immediately change and most days actually shower like I've been out working construction all day," said Stacy Houck, 5th grade teacher.
Teacher, Stacy Houck, is taking several precautions both in and out of the classroom. He doesn't want to carry germs from his 5th graders at East York Elementary home to his two young kids.
"You hear your child cough or sneeze or say they have a sore throat or a headache and you're a little hyper sensitive to it," said Houck.
Youngsters in the York Suburban School District have not yet been vaccinated. Eventually, kids will have access to either the shots or nasal mist through the district, but teachers will have to wait even longer. School districts are not approved to distribute the shots to teachers not in one of the priority groups.
"When one teacher is absent, it will effect anywhere from 20 to 120 students on every given day that they miss, that is a tremendous loss in education," said Shelly Merkle, Assistant Superintendent of York Suburban School District.
A spokesperson for the state Department of Health says most teachers will have to wait until public health clinics become available. State leaders are hoping that happens by the end of the month.
"I go home and immediately change and most days actually shower like I've been out working construction all day," said Stacy Houck, 5th grade teacher.
Teacher, Stacy Houck, is taking several precautions both in and out of the classroom. He doesn't want to carry germs from his 5th graders at East York Elementary home to his two young kids.
"You hear your child cough or sneeze or say they have a sore throat or a headache and you're a little hyper sensitive to it," said Houck.
Youngsters in the York Suburban School District have not yet been vaccinated. Eventually, kids will have access to either the shots or nasal mist through the district, but teachers will have to wait even longer. School districts are not approved to distribute the shots to teachers not in one of the priority groups.
"When one teacher is absent, it will effect anywhere from 20 to 120 students on every given day that they miss, that is a tremendous loss in education," said Shelly Merkle, Assistant Superintendent of York Suburban School District.
A spokesperson for the state Department of Health says most teachers will have to wait until public health clinics become available. State leaders are hoping that happens by the end of the month.
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