In late January, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that Missouri was ranked dead last among all states in terms of vaccination rates, prompting residents to get creative to secure their shots. Those in the major metropolitan areas, especially, have begun traveling to rural communities that are flush with vaccines, while some of those same communities have opened up eligibility to ensure their shots don t go to waste. For this week s cover story, two RFT writers tried their hands at getting vaccinated and reported back. For the other story in this package, click here. When I got the email confirming my appointment to receive the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, I damn near threw my laptop across the room as if it were on fire.
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STATE CONTINUES TO RAMP UP MASS VACCINATION SITES: Illinois plans to launch today three more mass vaccination sites, one in Springfield and two in Carbondale. The three sites will receive 4,000 doses per week with plans to administer a combined 2,700 daily doses pending increases in federal shipments, according to a statement from the governor s office.
The sites are in addition to those at Tinley Park Convention Center in Cook County and Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center in St. Clair County.
The state will also deploy additional Illinois National Guard mobile vaccination teams to stand up mobile sites in Sangamon and Jackson Counties to support the county health departments, the statement said. Eventually, Illinois will deploy about 100 teams of 18 National Guard members to support local health departments, Pritzker said in a press conference at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds vaccination site on Thursday.
Illinois Governor JB Pritkzer made a stop in Belleville on Thursday, visiting a vaccination site at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center. The site is large enough
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