On Thursday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson activated Phase 1B of the state's vaccine distribution plan while local health departments are making a plan to get the vaccine administered to the local.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
As local county health departments continue to wait for the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, deaths due to the coronavirus continue to be reported.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that 105,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered, not counting the vaccines that have been given at long-term living facilities. He added that they anticipate receiving an adequate supply of the vaccine by the end of January to complete Phase 1A of the states vaccination plan.
Phase 1A is healthcare workers, long-term care facility residents and staff while Phase 1B is high risk populations. Phase 2 is populations at increased risk and Phase 3 is widespread availability for all Missouri residents.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
Seven deaths related to COVID-19 were reported by the Scott County Health Department on Friday, the biggest one-day death total in the county since the pandemic began in March.
The deaths, which were reported late Friday afternoon, involved a resident in their 30s, another in their 50s, two in their 60s, one in their 70s and two in their 80s. There has been 59 deaths reported in the county since March.
As of Friday, there were 822 active cases in the county with 2,425 recovered. The health department will not release any updated numbers until after Christmas.
Friday, December 11, 2020
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
On Thursday, a government panel endorsed the widespread use of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine as local counties continuing to be under the highest risks in the state.
Depending on how quickly the Food and Drug Administration signs off on the vaccine, shots could begin in days.
Pfizer has said it will have about 25 million doses of the two-shot vaccine for the U.S. by the end of December. But the initial supplies will be reserved primarily for health care workers and nursing home residents, with other vulnerable groups next in line until ramped-up production enables shots to become widely available on demand something that will probably not happen until the spring.
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