WMMC Registering People for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Western Missouri Medical Center has ordered their first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and they are now registering people who wish to receive it.
Western Missouri Medical Center is making plans for their first community clinic. Those who would like to receive the vaccine, which will be distributed according to the State of Missouri s COVID-19 vaccination plan s tiers, can register here to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Western Missouri Medical Center hopes to vaccinate 850 people a week through their clinics pending vaccine availability.
Johnson County Community Health Services held their first vaccination clinic Friday afternoon at the Warresnburg Community Center. According to JCCHS they vaccinated over 448 people. JCCHS says they have more clinics planned.
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JCCHS, WMMC & UCM Work Together to Vaccinate Johnson County
Johnson County Community Health Services received their first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine late last week and with the help of the University of Central Missouri and Western Missouri Medical Center started vaccinating healthcare workers in the County.
JCCHS provided Western Missouri Medical Center with the vaccine, and they started offering it to their front line healthcare workers.
According to a Facebook post, long time Johnson County physician Dr. Bradford Carper received the vaccine because he believes in protecting his patients. Nurse Practitioner Jacki Addington received the vaccine to reduce exposure to her family, as well as her patients at Family Healthcare – Concordia. And paramedic Sara McIntyre got the vaccine because she helps 20 emergency room patients a day.
Johnson County Keeps 14 Day COVID-19 Quarantine
Johnson County Community Health recently announced the County will be keeping the 14 day Quarantine for persons who might have been exposed to COVID-19. As opposed to adopting a shorter quarantine time which the Centers for Disease Control says may be permissible in some communities to reduce the time people have to miss work, and lessen the stress on our public health system.
In a Facebook post Johnson County Community Health points out that the CDC still strongly recommends a 14 day quarantine. Additionally JCCHS says that the Department of Health and Senior Services in Missouri recommends shorter quarantine restriction for communities within a County Action Plan Level 3 status or better.