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Mid-Missouri health leaders hope to receive vaccine doses delayed by winter weather this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Winter weather has caused nationwide delays in vaccine shipments, but health leaders in Columbia are hoping to get back on track.
Winter weather delayed the delivery of 6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine nationwide. CNN reports the Biden administration has partially caught up on its delayed vaccine shipments, with about 2 million doses of the delayed doses being delivered.
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported that the city did not receive any of its scheduled vaccine doses because of the weather.
Assistant Director Scott Clardy said MU Health was supposed to get 4,000 doses of the vaccine, and the health department was supposed to get 300 doses. Neither received those doses.
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Coronavirus vaccine providers say registration remains the most efficient way to get the shot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The slow coronavirus vaccine rollout has many Missourians wondering when they might get the shot and how to make sure that happens as soon as possible.
And while stories abound of jumping in line and taking advantage of extra shots left over after clinics, Mid-Missouri medical providers say filling out their vaccine surveys is still the way to go.
Health care providers in Mid-Missouri have largely relied on online forms to allow residents to sign up for a coronavirus shot. Demand for shots has skyrocketed in recent weeks after the state opened up eligibility to people with certain underlying health conditions and those over 65.
Boone County Columbia Health Department will randomly draw names for vaccine
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ)
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department will provide left over doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals in Tier 2 of Phase 1B who are on the waiting list after completing the online survey.
The health department will randomly draw names of those who are on the vaccine waiting list to come to their Columbia vaccination site to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The department will call those on the Tier 2 vaccination waiting list between 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those individuals are asked to come to the designated vaccination clinic site within 30 minutes. If someone is unable to make the time slot, the department will proceed with choosing someone next on the list.