Although all Missourians can now be vaccinated, health care experts say mask-wearing is still equally important
Phase 3 opened vaccine eligibility to all Missourians as people get vaccinated at The Blue Note in downtown Columbia
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Health care experts say although the number of people vaccinated continues to increase, even people who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks.
Phase 3 was activated Friday making all adult Missourians eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Dr. Robin Blount, chief medical officer at Boone Health, said, it s very clear that we aren t at a point yet where you know that everyone around you is vaccinated and not vulnerable.
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Local health leaders say the potential of vaccine distribution for children is good news for the area.
The company says it plans to submit the data to the US Food and Drug Administration as soon as possible for expanded emergency use authorization of the two-dose vaccine.
The assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department Scott Clardy said getting this age group vaccinated is another step towards herd immunity, as a large group of people is hesitant about getting the vaccine in the area. The more people that are eligible that want to get the vaccine and can get vaccinated, the better, Clardy said. So we are hopeful that once the vaccine is made available to younger people, we ll have even better uptake, and get help get us closer to that herd immunity.
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