Views: 0One COVID-19 case has been added in Daviess County since March 19th, which the health department notes brings the total to 672. Active cases dropped by two to three. Six hundred fifty-five cases have recovered. Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Daviess County. The health department reports numbers continue to decrease, and it […]
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Missouri launches transportation resource guide to expand COVID-19 vaccine access across the state
Views: 0The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), with the support of the Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, launched a new statewide transportation guide to help address and eliminate barriers to COVID-19 vaccine access. “Get a Ride” can be found at MOStopsCovid.com/ride. The Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, which was […]
Daviess County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday
Views: 0The Daviess County Health Department will hold a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinic on March 25th by appointment. Anyone at least 65 years old, at high risk, or who works for critical infrastructure is eligible to receive a vaccine from 2 o’clock to 2:45. Individuals do not have to live in Daviess County to participate […]
Putnam County Health Department to host extended hours COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Views: 0The Putnam County Health Department will host an extended hours COVID-19 vaccine clinic next week. Moderna vaccine will be available at the office on March 31st from 2 to 6 o’clock. Any resident who is at least 18 years old who has a chronic health condition, or is employed in or out of the […]
Putnam County Health Department notes slight uptick in COVID-19 cases; Harrison County reports COVID-related death
Views: 0The Harrison County COVID-19 Dashboard shows another death related to COVID-19, which brings the total to 18. Active cases went down by one to three as of March 23rd. There had been 1,012 total cases, and 858 had been confirmed. The dashboard indicates no COVID-19 cases had been reported in the last 14 days […]
Sullivan County Health Department offers unused COVID-19 vaccine to other health departments
Views: 0The 126 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine not used at the Sullivan County Health Department’s clinic on March 23rd will not be wasted. That according to Administrator Deborah Taylor, who said she has reached out to other county health departments. One health department has expressed an interest in receiving the unused doses of vaccine. […]
Sullivan County Health Department administers COVID vaccine to 90 residents at clinic on Tuesday
Views: 0The Sullivan County Health Department vaccinated 90 residents with their primary dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the North Central Missouri Electric Cooperative of Milan on March 23rd. The residents were previously registered and met Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1, 2, and 3 descriptions. The health department received the Pfizer shipment on […]
COVID-19 vaccinator eligibility expands to additional medical professionals and students
Views: 0The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently amended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Declaration to allow more qualified professionals to serve as COVID-19 vaccinators. This action surpasses current Missouri standing orders for vaccine administration and authorized additional categories of qualified professionals to prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 vaccines anywhere […]
Grundy County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday
Views: 0The Grundy County Health Department administered 110 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine during a clinic on Friday. This week, the health department will have the Moderna vaccine available for first and second doses. The clinic for those receiving the first dose is Thursday, March 25th. The clinic will be held by appointments […]
Audio & Video: More than 3,600 Missourians vaccinated on Friday at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium
Views: 0Missouri’s governor says more than 3,600 Jackson County residents were vaccinated on Friday at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, the largest state-supported vaccination event thus far in the state. A second day of vaccinations took place Saturday morning at 9 and continued until 7 p.m. Two Missouri National Guard teams were at Arrowhead on Saturday, […]
Mercer County Health Department administers over 1000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at vaccination event
Views: 0The Mercer County Health Department reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered during a mass vaccination second dose clinic at the Smithfield Education Center of Princeton on March 17th. The clinic was held in conjunction with the Region H Implementation Team and State Emergency Management Agency and was made possible by the community, […]
Sullivan County Health Department to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic after receiving over 200 doses of vaccine
Views: 0The Sullivan County Health Department has received 216 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and will host a clinic in the shop building at the North Central Missouri Electric Coop of Milan on March 23rd from 10 o’clock to noon. The clinic will target Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1, 2, and 3. Members […]
Caldwell County Health Department offers online form for COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Views: 0The Caldwell County Health Department has set up an online form to help residents schedule appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccines. By signing up, residents will be able to pick a date and time to receive a vaccine. The health department will give the first doses in April and June. Second doses will be given […]
Audio: Roll up your sleeves, Missourians, new virus vaccination phases to begin earlier than expected
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson has announced a new coronavirus vaccination phase will open on March 29 – earlier than originally anticipated. During a Capitol press conference today, Parson says Missouri is well ahead of schedule in its vaccination plan. “The federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase […]
Additional vaccines allocated to St. Louis area vaccination events
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson announced that the state will be able to allocate additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to state-sponsored vaccination events being held in the St. Louis area March 25 – 26, 2021. “With increasing vaccine supply, we are able to allocate additional doses to our vaccination events in the St. Louis area,” Governor Parson said. “These […]
Governor Parson announces timeline for activation of Phase 2 and 3 of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri will activate Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan on Monday, March 29, 2021, and Phase 3 on Friday, April 9, 2021. “With the progress we are currently seeing and vaccine supply expected to increase significantly in the coming weeks, we are well ahead of schedule with […]
Mega COVID-19 vaccination site in St. Louis announced for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Views: 0Governor Mike Parson announced that the state will host a Mega Vaccination Site in St. Louis at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park on Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26, 2021. “The additional vaccine doses this Mega Vaccination Site will provide to Region C will continue to alleviate some of the backlog […]
Audio: Good turnout for teacher vaccinations in rural northeast Missouri
Views: 0Monday marked the first day of the next tier of Missouri COVID vaccinations, a tier that includes teachers. WGEM’s Frank Healy reports the Lewis County health department in northeast Missouri brought shots to a public clinic and to two school districts. The new tier includes teachers. Canton School Superintendent Jesse Uhlmeyer says […]
‘Vaccine passports’ that show you’re inoculated are on the way
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – More than 70 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — and along with that shot, a small paper card with the CDC’s label detailing the timing and manufacturer of the dose. Those paper cards at the moment are the only proof readily available to Americans […]
Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group and Mercer County Clinic offering COVID-19 vaccinations to Phase 1B – Tier 3
Views: 0Update 3/16/2021: According to Jordan Ferguson, the vaccine is only available to established patients of Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group, and Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic who fit within the Phase 1B – Tier 3 group, or any of the previously released higher-risk tier groups. Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group in Trenton and Saint Luke’s Mercer County […]