Warren County health officials are asking for continued patience from residents who are anxious to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
Public health nurse Stacey White, with the Warren …
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Warren County health officials are asking for continued patience from residents who are anxious to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
Public health nurse Stacey White, with the Warren County Health Department, said the county office was inundated this week with calls from people wanting to be put on a waiting list for the vaccine. However, a waiting list does not exist for Warren County vaccinations. White said vaccine deployment will be based on phases outlined by state health officials.
“A lot of residents are hearing about other counties starting waiting lists and allowing people in phase 1B to pre-register for vaccine,” White explained. “Larger counties and those with hospital systems currently have vaccine and are able to do pre-registration. We do not have vaccine at this time, and therefore are not able to pre-register folks.”
Once vaccines become available to more people, the health department will use every available media to tell people how and where they can be vaccinated, White said.
Local health officials continue to work with their state government counterparts on plans for distributing doses of vaccine as they become more available. Eventual options for vaccine providers could include local doctor offices, pharmacies, regional hospitals, or public health departments, health officials said. The Warren County Health Department does not currently have doses of the vaccine.
Information about the phases of vaccine roll out is being added to Warren County’s online COVID-19 dashboard at www.warrencountyhealth.com/covid-19-dashboard. The dashboard will be updated with future information about vaccine availability. More information about vaccinations in Missouri can be found online at www.covidvaccine.mo.gov/residents.
These are the phases of priority for vaccine distribution in Missouri:
• Phase 1A — Patient-facing health care workers and long-term care facility residents and staff.
• Phase 1B — High health risk individuals ages 18-64; any individual over age 65; first responders; and essential workers in the fields of child care, education, vital utilities, vital manufacturing, food and agriculture.
• Phase 2 — Populations at increased risk of infection, including prisoners and unsheltered individuals.
• Phase 3 — All Missouri residents.
