Mass vaccination sites differences in rural areas and cities

Mass vaccination sites differences in rural areas and cities

FIRST FOR THE METROAREA OF ST.

LOUIS - MOSTMASS VACCINE SITES HAVEBEEN SET UP IN MORERURAL AREAS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESEXPLAINS WHY THEY'VEGOTTEN FIRST PRIORITY.EDDIE HANEY, RECEIVEDCOVID-19 VACCINE"The shot was okay I didn'teven feel it."AT THE LINWOOD YMCA -200 PEOPLE RECEIVEDTHEIR FIRST DOSE OF THECOVID-19 VACCINEWEDNESDAY - INCLUDING74-YEAR-OLD EDDIEHANEY.EDDIE HANEY, RECEIVEDCOVID-19 VACCINE"I was really surprised that wegot it this quick."TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER,UNIVERSITY HEALTH, ANDTHE YMCA PUT ON THECLINIC, WHICHVACCINATED PATIENTS ANDYMCA MEMBERS INMISSOURI'S CURRENT TIER.WHEN IT COMES TOVACCINATING THEVULNERABLEPOPULATIONS - HOSPITALLEADERS SAY LOCATIONMATTERS.CHARLIE SHIELDS, PRESIDENT,TRUMAN MEDICALCENTERS/UNIVERSITY HEALTH"We realize people have sometransportation issues,sometimes it's hard to getdown to one of our twohospitals so that's why wecontinue to go out into thecommunity."EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"While hospitals and locpublic health officials in theKC Metro are working hard toadminister the vaccine I alsospoke with community leadersin rural parts of Missouri abouthow they are planning theirmass vaccine clinics."JAYNE WHITE, PUBLIC HEALTHNURSE MANAGER, MISSOURIREGION H"These events are huge."HEALTH LEADERS AND THEMISSOURI NATIONALGUARD ARE GETTINGREADY FOR MASS CLINICSIN RURAL AREAS AROUNDTHE STATE.THIS WEEK - TWO CLINICSARE PLANNED INLIVINGSTON ANDHARRISON COUNTIES INNORTHWEST MISSOURI.THE CLINICS ARE PART OFMISSOURI'S WEEKLY MAVACCINE CLINICS IN ITS 9HIGHWAY PATROLREGIONS.REGIONAL HEALTHLEADERS CHOSELOCATIONS BASED ONGREATEST NEED.JAYNE WHITE, PUBLIC HEALTHNURSE MANAGER, MISSOURREGION H"We really tried to look atwhere vaccine shortfalls werand where vaccine maybeneeded to have access, wherepeople needed to have acceto vaccine."IT'S CURRENTLY WEEKTWO OF THE MASSCLINICS.AFTER WEEK THREE ISCOMPLETE - CLINICSSTART UP AGAIN IN THESAME LOCATION THEYSTARTED TO GIVE OUTSECOND DOS