Sen. Roy Blunt urges Missourians to get vaccinated, talks broadband and infrastructure Kirksville Daily Express During a visit to Macon on Wednesday, Missouri Senator Roy Blunt participated in a lengthy discussion that ranged from COVID-19 to rural broadband. Here are some of the things he said regarding those topics and several others. COVID-19 and vaccines Blunt said it was “amazing” how quickly vaccines were created to combat the COVID-19 virus last year. In Missouri, roughly 39 percent of residents are fully vaccinated and about 44 percent have initiated the process. Missouri is ranked 37th in the country in vaccination rate. That data is compared to a June surge in the state, where Missouri was third in virus spread.