(From Gov. Mike Parson)Today during a briefing at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri National Guard will begin assisting the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and other state partners in establishing COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state.
A mass vaccination team will be assigned to each of Missouri's nine Highway Patrol regions.
"The Missouri National Guard is once again answering the call to help Missourians in time of need," said Governor Parson. "The purpose of these vaccination teams is to support our existing vaccinators and provide an additional vaccination source for eligible Missourians that may otherwise have a hard time receiving a vaccine."
The Missouri National Guard is providing teams of Soldiers and Airmen to assist in establishing and staffing mass vaccination and targeted vaccination sites. The National Guard will also be deploying administrative teams to assist local agencies and other providers with data backlogs.
Missouri National Guard mass vaccination teams consist of 30 support personnel, who provide assistance in the form of traffic control, administrative support, and data input. Targeted vaccination teams consist of four-person teams with one vaccinator and three support staff to assist with administrative duties. Administrative support teams consist of three personnel to assist providers with paperwork and data backlogs due to vaccination entry requirements.
“We are proud to be a small part of the whole-of-government effort to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to our fellow Missourians," said Maj. Gen. Levon Cumpton, Missouri National Guard Adjutant General. "This effort is truly a team effort, led by DHSS and consisting of multiple physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, local governments and others.”
A mass vaccination site is scheduled to begin this week in the Southeastern region, and other sites will be operational in the remaining eight Highway Patrol regions by the end of January. These sites have the capability to provide up to 2,500 doses per day, per team. More details concerning dates and locations will be released once finalized.
Targeted vaccination sites provide vaccines to populations outside the reach of mass vaccination sites, as designated by DHSS. Target vaccination teams will work with clergies and community leaders in the Kansas City and St. Louis regions to vaccinate vulnerable populations. Teams staffing these sites have the capability to provide up to 160 doses per day, per team.
Vaccine supply remains extremely limited. Current demand for the vaccine far outweighs the current supply that the state is allotted by the federal government. These mass vaccination and target vaccination sites will ensure that vaccines are being administered as efficiently as possible and that every Missourian will have the opportunity to eventually receive a vaccine regardless of where they live.
Missourians are encouraged to visit MoStopsCOVID.com to see the latest vaccine updates, find out when they are eligible for the vaccine, and locate available vaccinators in their area.
Does it seem funny that once that clown was out of office we all of sudden have a whole new plan that is gearing up to protect Americans? How come after over a month of having a vaccine with no real plan of getting the vaccine out we suddenly have one that coincides with a new DEMOCRATIC President? Maybe someone who cares about others versus himself and a few misfit republican clown representatives is getting an act together to protect us. The whole government at the nationally level might actually start to function, but the question arises will the state of Missouri led by same type of misfit leaders start to function for the benefit of those who need it versus those who view it as their path to wealth.
ReplyDeleteOnly a bitter whining Democrat would make this political.
ReplyDeleteWhat if I told you that when political leaders fail, it's political
DeleteOur president announced today that the federal government would be helping with National Guard costs for vaccine distribution. Might have something to do with it.
DeleteOnly a republicant would think Trump had any plan to deal with Covid19 but to go very strongly for the lherd mentality.
ReplyDeleteSo yes, it is political to take proper measures to deal with the pandemic. 13 months too late, but freedum murricans get in the way.
The republicant voters proudly display the same kind of stupid reasoning 24-7 with their lives in general.