St. Louis County received its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, but the vaccine is not yet available to the general public.
St. Louis County received a 975-dose shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. Vaccines are not yet available to the public.
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health received a shipment of 975 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning.
The vaccine, delivered in 195 vials, has been placed in appropriate cold storage at a secure DPH facility. In accordance with federal and Missouri Department of Health and Human Services guidance, DPH will start vaccinating patient-facing healthcare workers this week, including about 275 DPH clinical employees, the department said.
There have been several new developments in efforts to mitigate and halt the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its effect on families, businesses and the economy. Locally, representatives of the St.
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