Vaccination sites to be established across region

With a large number of Missourians signing up for the COVID-19 vaccine, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday the Missouri National Guard will begin assisting 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 mass vaccination site is scheduled to begin this week in the Southeastern region. The sites have the capability to provide up to 2,500 doses per day, per team. The dates and locations will be released once they are finalized.

Missouri is currently vaccinating Phase 1A and Phase 1B: Tier 1. However, when those can be vaccinated depends on local vaccine availability.

The Scott County Health Department reports they are experiencing a large volume of calls in regards to registering for and scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine.

To register to be placed on the Scott County wait list, please go to https://www.scottcountyhealth.com/covid-waiting-list.php.

Once that information is received, the data is taken and sorted through to be sure that the correct priority groups will be vaccinated.

“We have not yet received word as to when we will receive a supply of the vaccine,” said a social media statement from the health department. “We are at the mercy of the state in how much vaccine we receive and when we receive it.”

The statement said the health department is aware of other facilities and hospitals that are administering the COVID vaccine.

“Please feel free to try to sign up to receive the vaccine through these other facilities. If you are on our list and then receive the vaccine elsewhere, please call our office at (573) 471-4044 to remove your name from our list,” the health department said.

There were four new cases reported in Scott County on Wednesday along with 26 recoveries.

As of Wednesday, there are 542 active cases while 3,089 have recovered. There has been 73 deaths related to the virus.

There are 52 active cases in Mississippi County with 1,188 out of quarantine while 28 deaths have been related to COVID-19 since March.

At the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Missouri, there are six active cases while 263 are out of quarantine.

In New Madrid County, 23 cases are currently active while 1,975 have been released. Forty-one deaths have been attributed to the coronavirus.

In Stoddard County, 81 cases are active while 2,750 have recovered and 61 deaths have been reported.

Cape Girardeau County currently has 1,219 active cases while 7,257 have been resolved along with 128 deaths related to the virus.

Pemiscot County has 26 active cases with 13 of those hospitalized. There has been 1,502 residents released while 32 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported.

In Dunklin County, 68 cases are active along with 2,889 recoveries and 18 deaths.