Late email responds causes woman to miss vaccine
ST CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) A woman told News 4 she got an email saying it was her turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but when she filled out the form, her appointment was no longer available.
Currently, the St. Charles County Health Department has over 100,000 people on their pre-registration list. The state wants them to administer every dose within seven days. So, if you don’t respond fast enough, you run the risk of losing your spot.
“I mean, it was unexpected. You try everything you can to avoid any kind of exposure to COVID,” said Yvonne Lakes. In early November, Lakes and her husband, Tommie both caught COVID-19. Her symptoms improved, but Tommie’s didn’t. Her 72-year-old husband with diabetes, spent 29 days in the hospital, away from her, before he died on December 6.
Why some St. Louis area health departments are still waiting for a vaccine shipment
St. Charles and St. Louis counties have received thousands of vaccine doses from the state, while other health departments log a much smaller total: zero Author: Sara Machi Updated: 8:57 PM CST January 19, 2021
ST. LOUIS When St. Charles County opened its first mass vaccination site Tuesday, the majority of appointments were for health care workers, but some members of the general population who qualified in Tier 1B received their first jab too. The vaccine arrival was the answer to my 2020 prayer, health director Demetri Cianci-Chapman said.
The St. Charles County Health Director said tens of thousands of people have registered online Author: Rhyan Henson Updated: 6:55 PM CST January 19, 2021
ST CHARLES, Mo. The St. Charles County Health Department is using the Family Arena to vaccinate the community. It’s the largest vaccine distribution center in the metro area.
Right now it’s primarily geared towards Tier 1A front-line workers who are not necessarily affiliated with a health care network.
Health director Demetri Cianci-Chapman said they have 3,000 shots that will be distributed on Wednesday and Thursday.
University of Missouri – St. Louis Optometry student Aaron Cheng is relieved to successfully be vaccinated.