More than 23,000 initial shots of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Missouri so far.
But before doses are even delivered, a herculean amount of work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure its smooth arrival.
As of Tuesday, 285 locations across the state had been approved to administer the vaccine, according to a news release from Gov. Mike Parsonâs office.
Parsonâs administration issued an emergency rule Wednesday aimed at building up the army of people doling out doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
In a rule change published by the secretary of stateâs office, the state will allow pharmacy technicians to administer vaccinations as long as they are under the supervision of a full-fledged, licensed pharmacist.
285 centers in Missouri approved to administer the vaccine so far
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Missouri’s first COVID vaccine doses are on the way. How do you get people to take them?
By Tessa Weinberg
A month later, in a revised version of the report, the paragraph was gone.
Instead, the updated plan featured a new section that targeted how the state would combat misinformation, complete with a website promising a page dedicated to “myth busters.”
The revisions came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s feedback was incorporated, scaling the state’s original 111-page Oct. 11 report down to 105 pages when it was revised Nov. 11.
Lisa Cox, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Senior Services, said the paragraph was removed, “because we did not have data to fully support the statement.”
By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent
Nestled in the pages of Missouri’s initial plan for how to distribute the coronavirus vaccine was a paragraph touting that “Missouri’s population understands the importance of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.”
A month later, in a revised version of the report, the paragraph was gone.
Instead, the updated plan featured a new section that targeted how the state would combat misinformation, complete with a website promising a page dedicated to “myth busters.”
The revisions came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s feedback was incorporated.
Lisa Cox, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Senior Services, said the paragraph was removed “because we did not have data to fully support the statement.”