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 deployed across the state to help with administering vaccines – through mass vaccination events in nine regions, but also to assist with administrative duties such as alleviating data backlogs.
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Mass COVID-19 vaccination event held in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The Missouri National Guard gave the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination event in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on Friday, Jan. 22. (Source: KFVS) By Brooke Buckner and Isabelle Hanson | January 19, 2021 at 8:06 PM CST - Updated January 23 at 11:25 AM
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - The Butler County Health Department announced more than 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered by the Missouri National Guard on Friday, January 22.
The mass drive-thru event will be held in Poplar Bluff at Hydro Adventures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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