Brewer says several hundred people will be vaccinated during the event.
Brewer says the Saline County Ambulance District helped with the event, as well.
Brewer urges area residents to preregister if they would like to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when more vaccine becomes available and their group is eligible.
According to its latest update on Tuesday, January 26, the Saline County Health Department’s COVID-19 Dashboard says there have been 2,611 total positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. With 2,443 of the overall positive cases now deemed inactive and 52 COVID-19-related deaths, there are 116 active cases in the county.
OSAGE COUNTY - Phones at the Osage County Health Department began ringing more frequently last Thursday.
Governor Mike Parson had just announced the state activated Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination plan, allowing Missourians 65-years-old and up to get in line. Please do not call the health department to ask was the message from administrator Susan Long on the department s Facebook page. Osage is one of five counties in mid-Missouri to not receive any doses, 38 days after the first vaccinations were administered in the region.
Other services cut to handle call volume
Hundreds of people call the Cooper County Health Department each week to find out if they re able to get vaccinated yet, putting a strain on staff doing contact tracing on top of their normal pre-pandemic responsibilities, according to administrator Melanie Hutton.
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