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COVID-19 Missouri


By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent
Mass vaccinations are underway across the state, with the Missouri National Guard activated to help get shots in arms at its first event in Poplar Bluff on Friday.
But with demand still outpacing the state’s limited supply, some public health officials on the state’s Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution have expressed concern that diverting large amounts of doses to mass vaccination events may make equitable distribution more difficult.
Gov. Mike Parson announced last Wednesday that Missouri National Guard members will be deployed across the state to help with administering vaccines – through mass vaccination events in nine regions, but also to assist with administrative duties such as alleviating data backlogs. ....

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