Missouri begins Phase 3 of its vaccine distribution plan on April 9. The new phase means all Missouri adults who want a COVID-19 vaccine can get it.
Dr. Ruth Karron, an infectious disease pediatrician, vaccinologist and director at the Center for Immunization Research at Johns Hopkins University, explained the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines during an interview with KOMU 8.
"Itâs really our only good way out of the pandemic," said Dr. Karron about taking the vaccine. "And it is what is going to allow us to get back to something like life as we knew it before the pandemic."
The Cole County Health Department will start administering 1,000 vaccines per day at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City starting Monday, April 12.