TUESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department launches back to school COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Team Audrain campaign for residents
The Audrain County Health Department (ACHD) is hosting several COVID-19 immunization clinics for teens using the Pfizer vaccine.
“This is an attempt to get more shots in arms so more Audrain County residents are protected from COVID-19,” ACHD Administrator and CEO Craig Brace said. “As schools begin back for another year, the best guardian you can give yourself when you can’t be there is peace of mind your child is the safest he or she can be and, that includes on the vaccination front. Also, for your teen, you give them the knowledge they are protected and protecting others with the vaccine.”
Audrain County launches vaccination clinics for 12 to 17-year-olds
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Vaccination rate remains low in Audrain County
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Southwest Missouri is a hot spot for COVID-19 infections and Craig Brace doesn’t want Audrain County to become the next one.
Brace is the administrator and CEO of the Audrain County Health Department. He issued a health advisory Wednesday recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for all unvaccinated adults and children 12 and older.
Audrain County has seen a five-fold increase in the number of positive cases since June 30, he said in a press release. The county now has 20 confirmed cases with 17 probable cases. Twenty-seven percent of Audrain residents are fully vaccinated, he said, and he wants to boost that number. The majority of the county s new infections are among the unvaccinated, according to the release.