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FROM STAFF REPORTS news@joplinglobe.com Dec 26, 2020 1 min to read
A Southeast Kansas woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash at 1:05 p.m. Thursday on Route H, 5 miles west of Jasper in Jasper County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Deborah L. Thompson, 66, of Weir, Kansas, was a passenger in an eastbound vehicle driven by Mark R. Thompson, 63, also of Weir.
According to the patrol, the vehicle ran off the left side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned, ejecting both occupants. Deborah Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene by Jasper County Deputy Coroner Richard Rector. Her body was taken to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Mercy already administering Pfizer vaccine
Area hospitals have either received or will soon be receiving vaccines for their employees, as Mercy is administering Pfizer shots already, and Cox facilities expect to receive a Moderna delivery on Monday.
Steve Edwards, president and CEO of CoxHealth, said Thursday that Cox facilities are prepared to inoculate employees starting on Monday, assuming the FDA approves Moderna on Friday.
Our first vaccine should be given on the evening of the 21st, he said. The breakdown is we should have 7,000 vaccines delivered to us, and the first group that may sign up are direct patient caregivers. There are about 7,500 of them. The second group that may sign up are patient-facing employees, such as administrative or housekeeping employees. After that, it will be opened up to the general employee population.
Mercy Springfield Says COVID-19 Vaccine Distributed At Hospital Monday Posted By: Nicole Rodriguez December 14, 2020 @ 4:49 pm Coronavirus, Local News, News, State
Mercy Springfield’s CAO Erik Fredrick says in a tweet that COVID-19 vaccines are being given to front line works Monday afternoon.
1st vaccines being given to our front line heroes as I type. Today is a very good day.
Below is a press release from Mercy Springfield…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2020) – Mercy nurses who have been at the bedside, caring for patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are the first in Springfield to get the vaccine to fight the virus.
“It was painless. I felt nothing at all,” Hill said.