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Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Cars line up at a mass vaccination event at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Leopold, Missouri, on Wednesday. All unused doses were sent to other vaccine providers in the area, state health officials said The Bollinger County Health Center had a predicament on its hands. In conjunction with the state, it had organized a mass vaccination event on Wednesday in Leopold, Missouri — population 65. Nearly 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been supplied for the drive-through clinic. Residents were instructed to pre-register ahead of time. But by late aft...

By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent Mass vaccinations are underway across the state, with the Missouri National Guard activated to help get shots in arms at its first event in Poplar Bluff on Friday. But with demand still outpacing the state’s limited supply, some public health officials on the state’s Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution have expressed concern that diverting large amounts of doses to mass vaccination events may make equitable distribution more difficult. Gov. Mike Parson announced last Wednesday that Missouri National Guard members will be deploy...