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Show Transcript RIGHT NOW. The Reporter: HOUSE BILL 108 SAYS SPONSOR DAVID WHEELER WOULD CREATE A NINE-MEMBER DIVERSE CITIZENS BOARD TO ADVISE DR. MARK WILSON OR WHOEVER IS AT THE HELM. THE INTENT IT SO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES, ORDERS OR DIRECTS. The Reporter: WHEELER SAYS HE S NOT HAPPY WITH UNILATERAL DECISION THAT IS WERE MADE DURING THE PANDEMIC, BY THE JEFFCO HELD DEPARTMENT. THESE PEOPLE DON T WANT ANY OVERSIGHT, YOU NOW, THEY WANT TO RUN THINGS AS AUTHORITARIAN AS THEY CAN. THE REPORTER: MR. WHEELER HAS GENERALLY PRAISED DR. WILSON FOR HIS EFFORTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL THING BETWEEN HE AND I. I VE GOT CONSTITUENTS THOUGH, THAT HAVE LOST THEIR BUSINESSES, OR HAD THEIR BUSINESSES SIGNIFICANTLY HARMED BY THESE HEALTH ORDERS. The Reporter: FORMER VESTAVIA BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT DAVID POWELL SUPPORTS THE ADVISORY BOARD. I THINK THAT ALL
Between appointment issues and supply problems, Jefferson County has struggled to vaccinate residents. County Executive Dennis Gannon has brought the matter directly to the Governor s office. We ve been received well with the Governor s office, we ve actually talked directly with the Governor, he said.
Gannon is asking two things from the state of Missouri. The first requirement I hope for is a steady flow, Gannon said, then a flow of vaccine that we can consistently give to the people of Jefferson County to get caught up.
Despite both retail clinics and health department vaccination efforts, Jefferson County is lagging behind the rest of Missouri. According to Missouri s COVID-19 Dashboard, 8.2% of Jefferson County residents have received at least 1 dose of the vaccine and 4.5% are fully vaccinated. Statewide, 13.8% of residents have received at least one dose and 7.1% are fully vaccinated.
Fifty-two more people were added to the total of those who have died in Wisconsin due to COVID-19, according to the latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
How to find a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
How to sign up to get the COVID vaccine By Lauren Jackson | February 25, 2021 at 10:29 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 4:10 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - With more than 1.5 million people now qualifying for the COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama, many are struggling to find an open vaccine appointment.
Dr. Karen Landers with the state health department said there are more than 1,000 approved COVID-19 vaccine providers in the state, but they all have different ways to sign up.
To find an appointment through the Alabama Department of Public Health, click here. There will be a “schedule vaccine” button. It will provide you locations based on what county you are in, what dose your getting, and your age.