First shipments of coronavirus vaccine arrive in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Hospitals across Missouri should have the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week, possibly as early as Monday.
Gov. Mike Parson said on his social media accounts Monday afternoon that the first vials of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine have arrived in the state.
The doses will go out to 21 sites across the state which will then being vaccinations, Parson said.
BJC HealthCare spokeswoman Lauren High said Monday morning that BJC will get its first vaccine doses Monday or Tuesday. The company will receive about 9,750 doses and start administering them "by the end of the week," she said.