MEXICO - Some Audrain County residents are ready to end the wait for their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
They ve waited over two weeks since they received their first dose at a mass vaccination event on Jan. 29 at the Mexico Memorial Airport and the Audrain County Health Department, or at a mini-clinic on Feb. 2 at Presser Arts Center in Mexico.
Now, they ll finally to be fully vaccinated on Thursday at a follow-up clinic at the Mexico Area Family YMCA.
The health department says over 2,300 people can get their second dose Thursday. They will try to find extra arms if some can t show up and if there are extra doses.
WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA vaccinates 10,000th veteran against COVID-19
Jonathan Crews, Laureen’s husband and also a U.S. Army Veteran, was Truman VA’s 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated.
The Truman VA vaccinated their 10,000 veteran Wednesday against COVID-19.
Officails say Laureen Crews and her husband Jonathan Crews, also a U.S. Army Veteran, were the 10,000 and 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated.
Since implementing a dedicated COVID vaccine clinic in December 2020, Truman VA has administered almost 20,000 first and second doses of vaccine to eligible Veterans and staff.
“Each year we care for almost 40,000 Veterans,” said Patricia Hall, PhD, FACHE, Medical Center Director of Truman VA. “That means as of today, we’ve vaccinated more than 25 percent of the Veterans we care for. Right now, we’re administering more than 2,000 vaccine doses per week. I’m very proud to lead such a dedicated group whose mission is to expedite the vaccination of our Veterans.”
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