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St. Clair county Jail Some inmates at the St. Clair County Jail have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, but others are wary of getting a shot because of how the jail administration has managed the pandemic. At least three inmates died after contracting COVID-19 in the jail since March 2020. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. BELLEVILLE — More than 200 detainees at the St. Clair County Jail have been vaccinated for COVID-19, say sheriff’s department officials. Others remain wary of receivin...

St. Clair County has plenty of COVID vaccines, but not enough arms to inject them into Belleville News-Democrat 2 days ago Kelsey Landis, Belleville News-Democrat Apr. 1—St. Clair County has administered nearly 126,000 COVID-19 vaccines since mid-December, but the problem is no longer about the supply — it's the demand, public health officials said Tuesday. A lot of people still don't know that anyone over 16 who lives, works or attends school in Illinois is eligible. Or they don't know how to schedule an appointment, St. Clair County Chairman Mark Kern said during a vir...

Lonza’s hydrazine propellant used aboard Mars Rover Lonza’s hydrazine propellant used aboard Mars Rover By Theresa Schmidt | February 22, 2021 at 8:14 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 5:48 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -As the Mars Rover Perseverance landed, the cheers in NASA Control could be heard around the world. But others just as jubilant were employees at Lonza, the local specialty chemical plant which makes hydrazine which is required for the mission. Plant manager Mark Kern says they’ve been producing hydrazine for more than sixty years. “Whether it was missions...

Belleville News-Democrat Cars pull up for COVID-19 vaccinations at Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville on Feb. 1, the first day for a drive-thru clinic operated by St. Clair County agencies with help from the National Guard. On Friday, nearly 80% of the appointments were taken by people as far away as California. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. St. Clair County officials said Saturday they are making changes to COVID-19 vaccination scheduling a day after hundreds of ineligible people made appoint...

Belleville News-Democrat A healthcare professional prepares COVID-19 vaccination for use at the St. Clair County mass vaccination center in Belleville. County officials said 80% of vaccination appointments on Feb. 12 were made by people outside of St. Clair County. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. Officials in St. Clair County say fewer COVID-19 vaccinations were administered Friday because of a volume of people who crossed state lines in an attempt to “cheat the system” and get their shots earl...