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Robin Blount, Boone Hospital's Chief Medical Officer, says it's received 1,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,

"It's disappointing," Melanie Hutton said. "We have to use up what resources we have." Hutton said 25 to 50 people an hour were no shows at Cooper County's mass vaccination clinic on Monday and Tuesday. The county scheduled 2,000 appointments between Monday and Tuesday. By the end of both days, 330 doses of Pfizer and Moderna were still unused. "By delaying and choosing that one dose of vaccine versus the two dose series, you're delaying your immunity, and you're delaying your ability to help the overall community," Hutton said. Cooper County decided Wednesday to have a third clinic day on Fr...

Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses coming to Mid-Missouri just days after approval https://vimeoassets.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/03/01/Johnson_and_Johnson_vaccine_doses_coming_to_Mid-Missouri_just_days_after_approval.jpg COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Johnson & Johnson started shipping its coronavirus vaccine across the U.S on Monday, just two days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization. The company said it plans to roll out 3.9 million doses initially to state and local governments, federal distribution sites and select pharmacies. The company hopes to have dose...

Many still need to be vaccinated as the state prepares for Tier 3 COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday there are approximately 800,000 Missourians who are eligible and interested in receiving a coronavirus vaccine. The governor announced that people who fall into the Phase 1B Tier 3 will be eligible to receive vaccinations on March 15. Parson expects by then that 400,000 Missourians will be eligible. Nancy Miller, and 82-year-old Boone County resident, said she has signed up through multiple surveys and still has not been able to find any available doses. Miller said she thi...

The vaccination event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.