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About 9% of north St. Louis county residents signed up for the coronavirus vaccine, the lowest registration rates in St. Louis County.
Residents of north St. Louis County are preregistering for the COVID-19 vaccine at lower rates than people in other parts of the county. To boost the vaccination rate in north St. Louis County, health officials plan to distribute information on the vaccine to residents through community organizations, churches and public service announcements.
Residents of north St. Louis County are pre-registering for the COVID-19 vaccine at lower rates than the rest of the county.
The St. Louis County Health Department found that for Jan. 7 through March 11, about 9% of people in north St. Louis County have pre-registered for the vaccine. But in most other parts of the county, about 20% have, according to data from 155,824 county residents who pre-registered through the health department’s portal.
2,000 J&J shots will be administered at St. Louis County vaccine event Rhyan Henson
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After clamoring for more vaccines to come to St. Louis County, leaders are happy to report 2,000 Johnson & Johnson shots arrived this week and will be distributed at a mass vaccination event at the North County Recreational Complex this weekend.
“As everyone knows the limiting factor in St. Louis county is not having enough doses, we certainly have the resources to deliver them,” County Executive Sam Page said.
The Johnson & Johnson doses will be added to 3,000 Moderna shots according to the St. Louis County Health Department.