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Fewer people are getting the COVID-19 vaccine in southwest Missouri. And area public health departments hope to increase the number of people who are getting their shots through a new initiative.
Cara Erwin, spokesperson for the Springfield-Greene County Health Department said they’re working with other health departments in the 417 region on the initiative, called Vaccine Champions. The Vaccine Champions program is essentially creating a community of folks who are exactly that they re vaccine champions, said Erwin. They re people who have been vaccinated and feel strongly.based in science that the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks of getting COVID or spreading COVID.