Missouri Governor ? Michael L. Parson Office of Communications ????????_____________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE? February 2, 2021 Governor Parson Announces Site Locations for Week Two of COVID-19 Mass Vaccinations (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) ??Today, Governor Mike Parson announced site locations for week two of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), and local health care systems.? ?We are very pleased with how well the first week of mass vaccinations went, and we greatly appreciate the help of our Missouri National Guard and local partners in this effort,? Governor Parson said. ?Although vaccine supply remains limited, we are happy to announce locations for the second week of mass vaccination events so that all eligible Missourians have an opportunity to explore additional avenues in receiving a vaccine.? During a recent briefing at the State Capitol, Governor Parson announced that mass vaccination sites would be established in each of the nine Highway Patrol regions by the end of January. The first week of mass vaccination events took place last weekend with nearly 20,000 Missourians receiving an initial COVID-19 vaccine dose.? In total, there will be 27 separate?mass vaccination events hosted by the state.?The National?Guard and DHSS vaccination teams will return to each site after 21 days to administer second dose vaccinations.?? Mass vaccination?site locations for week two can be found below. For event sign-up information, please visit MOStopsCOVID.com/events.?Week three locations?will be announced once confirmed. Week Two Locations: February 4 - 6, 2021 Region A
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In addition to these mass vaccination events, DHSS recently announced partnerships with selected hospitals in each region of the state to support high throughput vaccine distribution. The state is committing approximately 53 percent of weekly vaccine allocations to the selected hospitals and 23 percent to the regional?mass?vaccination?events. The remaining?24 percent?will go to local public health?agencies, federally qualified health centers, and other enrolled community providers. Please note that high throughput hospitals and other private providers may host their own vaccination events, but these events are not operated by the Missouri National Guard or DHSS. Information regarding vaccination events outside of those listed above must come directly from the host providers.? To date, providers throughout the state have administered more than 533,660 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Missourians are encouraged to visit?MOStopsCOVID.com?to view the latest vaccine updates, find out when they are eligible for the vaccine, and locate available?vaccinators?in their area.? ###
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