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The Central Missouri Community Action Agency held its third meeting in Mexico designed around solving issues that lead to better health outcomes for the community. The meeting was held on …
MISSOURI - The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Wednesday to advise the CDC director on recommending use of the Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Some mid-Missouri health departments and centers are preparing clinics to serve this new eligible community, but other said they don't and won't have the supplies to distribute the Pfizer vaccine to this age group. KOMU 8 News reached out to eight mid-Missouri county health departments to see if the vaccine will be available to this age group. Hospitals and independent vaccine distr...
Mid-Missouri pharmacies, health departments cancel Johnson & Johnson appointments MGN Online COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri pharmacies and health departments on Tuesday were canceling appointments and clinics where they planned to give out Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shots. State officials said last week that the state expected to receive 10,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine this week. "From the beginning, my administration has supported the rigorous testing, trial, and stringent evaluation of all COVID-19 vaccines," Gov. Mike Parson said in a statement. "We have paused state...
Health officials ask for leftover doses of coronavirus vaccine to go to eligible Missourians https://vimeoassets.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/03/02/Health_officials_ask_for_leftover_doses_of_coronavirus_vaccine_to_go_to_eligible_Missourians.jpg COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As mass vaccination clinics continue throughout Missouri, thousands of eligible people are still waiting to receive the vaccine. However, reports have surfaced that some clinics are ending up with extra doses and allowing anyone to get the shot. In a news conference last week, Gov. Mike Parson said the goal is to make sure only tho...
Dr. Randall Williams, Missouri's public health director, answering questions during a briefing last year. When the St. Louis County Department of Public Health saw itself listed among the hospitals expected to receive thousands of vaccines last week, it came as a surprise. No one had told the health department or hospital systems that was the plan, or even what that meant — setting off days of confusion over where the department was supposed to get its vaccine doses. “What it has meant,” said Christopher Ave, spokesman for the county’s department of public health, “is that we have r...