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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.
Local health departments prepared for National Guard scale back Published
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ)
Local health departments feel prepared for the scale back of the National Guard from vaccination events.
Thursday, Governor Mike Parson announced Missouri National Guard members would begin scaling back in coronavirus vaccine support as the demand for vaccines has hit a sharp decline. Mass vaccination clinics are not expected to be scheduled as the vaccine demand has decreased.
The draw down of Missouri National Guard members is set to complete June 1.
Parson says the National Guard has administered over 382,000 vaccines during its time of support to the state s vaccination efforts.
WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA vaccinates 10,000th veteran against COVID-19
Jonathan Crews, Laureen’s husband and also a U.S. Army Veteran, was Truman VA’s 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated.
The Truman VA vaccinated their 10,000 veteran Wednesday against COVID-19.
Officails say Laureen Crews and her husband Jonathan Crews, also a U.S. Army Veteran, were the 10,000 and 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated.
Since implementing a dedicated COVID vaccine clinic in December 2020, Truman VA has administered almost 20,000 first and second doses of vaccine to eligible Veterans and staff.
“Each year we care for almost 40,000 Veterans,” said Patricia Hall, PhD, FACHE, Medical Center Director of Truman VA. “That means as of today, we’ve vaccinated more than 25 percent of the Veterans we care for. Right now, we’re administering more than 2,000 vaccine doses per week. I’m very proud to lead such a dedicated group whose mission is to expedite the vaccination of our Veterans.”