JOPLIN, Mo. – Starting Friday all adults in Missouri are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Anyone 16 and above who did not already qualify for the vaccine can get their shot as the State of Missouri moves into Phase 3. Phase 3 comes just 12 days after the state moved into Phase 2.

Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas expanded eligibility to 16 and up last week.

In Joplin, Freeman Health System accepts applications for its first Phase 3 vaccine clinic. One takes place today from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You need to pre-register by phone at (417) 502-SHOT or online at freemanhealth.com/service/covid-19 to setup an appointment.

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