Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout in southeast Missouri
Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout in southeast Missouri By Isabelle Hanson | March 3, 2021 at 6:11 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 8:37 PM
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Health departments across Missouri received the state’s first batch of 50,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
It’s just the start of the state’s rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Heartland News team called every county’s health department in the southeast region of Missouri. After hearing back from every county’s health department except for St. Francois and Carter, so far the health departments in Pemiscot and Dunklin counties are the only two to receive a shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
As the snow melts off local roadways, the local COVID-19 vaccine effort is ramping up once again.
On Wednesday, the Missouri Delta Medical Center is holding a vaccine clinic for those needing their first Moderna vaccine. The clinic will take appointments from those in Phase 1B-Tier 2, which are high-risk individuals protecting those who are at increased risk for severe illness and anyone aged 65 and older.
Adults with the following conditions qualify: cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Intellectual and/or developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease (CAD) or cardiomyopathies, immunocompromised state from solid organ transplant, severe obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Dexter, MO. - Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic today for those qualifying for the Tier 1- 1A, 1B-Tiers 1 and 2. Five hundred doses of the vaccine were provided from SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau.
Dexter optometrist, Dr. Katie Mayberry, receives her vaccine from nurse Margaret McConnell at SoutheatHEALTH of Stoddard County Wednesday morning.
DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
SoutheastHEALTH has been a pre-positioning site for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine since mid-December, and over the past two months has deployed over 8,000 doses of the vaccine throughout Southeast Missouri. As the vaccination plan moves into its next level, SoutheastHEALTH will implement vaccination clinics based on the priority phases.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
Missouri ranks dead last among states for the percentage of residents who have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
According to information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Monday, only 242,937 Missourians have received their first shot or 3,958 people per 100,000 residents.
As we have seen in many nationwide rankings throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect rankings by the state of vaccine administration to continue to ebb and flow as the difference in rates among many states is marginal, according to a statement from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued Monday afternoon. Currently, for instance, Missouri has the 10th lowest rate for new COVID-19 cases in the country with both PCR and antigen testing combined (6th when only accounting for the states confirmed PCR-tested cases).