16+ in Missouri now eligible for COVID vaccine
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HANNIBAL, Mo. (WGEM) All Missourians, aged 16 or older, became eligible to get the COVID vaccine Friday.
The news sparked a busy day at the vaccination clinic in Hannibal where Hannibal Regional Healthcare System CEO Todd Ahrens said he had expected the clinic to administer more than 800 shots
He said Missourians from as far as Columbia and St. Louis had driven to Hannibal in order to get the shot.
Several doctors, from different hospital departments, joined in the vaccination effort like Dr. Julie Viehmann, an OBGYN physician.
She said she was taking part in order to help get as many shots in as many arms as possible as she is eager to help end the pandemic and return to a sense of normalcy.
Missouri governor Mike Parson on Monday named Hannibal Regional Healthcare System among the state’s high through put facilities for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Hannibal Regional Hosting COVID Vaccination Thursday
As the effort to get the COVID vaccine in the arms of northeast Missourians continues, Hannibal Regional has been designated as a leader in the effort.
On Monday, Governor Mike Parson announced that Hannibal Regional Healthcare System is among a select group of facilities statewide and the lead distribution point in northeast Missouri for COVID vaccinations.
To receive the special designation from the governor, a hospital has to have the capability to administer 5,000 doses of vaccine per week.
Hannibal Regional has scheduled a vaccination clinic by appointment only for Thursday, February 4th and started taking appointments Tuesday afternoon.
VACCINATION CLINICS will begin in Northeast Missouri next week, signaling what everyone hopes will be a big step toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hannibal Regional Hospital Pharmacy Manager Charity Sturgeon, was among those receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Dr. Pranav Parikh, the chief medical officer at HRH, was the first to be vaccinated. âWhile the vaccine is only available to frontline health care workers now, we look forward to the future when we can offer this to our patients and community,â said Todd Ahrens, Hannibal Regional Healthcare System president and CEO.
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