COLUMBIA - The first Johnson & Johnson vaccines in mid-Missouri were given at the Columbia Mall Thursday.
HAPPENING TODAY: Boone Hospital is giving out the first Johnson & Johnson vaccines in mid-Missouri at Columbia Mall. The event is only open to those who have an appointment. @KOMUnewspic.twitter.com/8hpzbNO4fh Alex Angle (@alexangle ) March 4, 2021
Boone Hospital Center hosted the event and sent out invitations to those eligible from the combined survey between the City of Columbia, MU Health Care and Boone Hospital. The clinic had 1,000 doses to administer.
Amy Bierk, director of wound healing at Boone Hospital, said the one shot Johnson & Johnson is a helpful option compared to Pfizer and Moderna.