Joplin Health Department to offer COVID vaccination clinic during evening hours

(From the Joplin Health Department)

The City of Joplin Health Department will offer an after-hours opportunity to receive the Covid vaccination on Tuesday, April 6. Health Department staff will offer 150 first dose Moderna vaccines from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. to those adults eligible according to Missouri’s Covid-19 Vaccination Plan. These appointments will be at the Joplin Health Department, 321 East 4th Street. ALL individuals MUST have an appointment to receive a vaccine.

This clinic is open to individuals 18 years old and above who are in the Phase 1 category and the newly opened Phase 2 category. 

Phase 2 includes adults who are in the following sectors:
Chemical Sector
Commercial Facilities Sector
Critical Manufacturing Sector
Defense Industrial Base Sector
Financial Services Sector
Food & Agriculture Sector 2
Government
Higher Education
Disproportionately Affected
Homeless



All Missourian adults become eligible on April 9. For details of the Priority Phases, visit the State’s website at https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/priority/.

To schedule an appointment for this indoor vaccine clinic, go to the scheduling tool found on the City’s website at www.joplinmo.org/coronavirus . Once an individual schedules an appointment, they will receive a confirmation email with more details about their appointment. For those without computer access, please call 417-623-4973.

This walk-up indoor vaccination clinic will be held at the Joplin Health Department, 321 East 4th Street. “This clinic will be a good vaccine opportunity to those who are in this newly opened Phase 2 category,” said Ryan Talken, Director of the Joplin Health Department.