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The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is planning to open two vaccine sites in South County and one in Eureka, in addition to the mass vaccination site set to open Wednesday in Ferguson.
The county announced Tuesday it is working with several regional fire/EMS districts to provide additional vaccine center locations on top of two already announced in North County.
Appointments for vaccines at Mehlville, Affton and Eureka fire districts will begin this Thursday, Feb. 4, from the preregistration list the county has. The county said as of Tuesday it is still working with more fire/EMS partners to stand up additional local sites around the county.
By Jim Salter The Associated Press
O FALLON, Mo. (AP) Republican Gov. Mike Parson plans to divert thousands of unused doses of coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators in Missouri to help the slower-than-expected vaccination process, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Spokeswoman Kelli Jones said the administration has requested the return of 25,000 doses from CVS and Walgreens, which would then be re-routed to county health departments, medical hospitals and clinics, and hundreds of other state-approved vaccinators.
CVS and Walgreens were tasked with providing vaccinations at long-term care facilities under a Trump administration plan unveiled in December. Jones said Missouri s new plan won’t affect shots for workers and residents at those facilities that have been ravaged by COVID-19.