Newton County Health Department to receives 975 vaccine doses

NEOSHO, Mo. – Newton County Health Department administrator Larry Bergner says the department is getting 975 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Bergner says the department will be partnering with Prater’s Pharmacy in Seneca, Missouri, and Mitchell’s Pharmacy in Neosho, Missouri to provide greater access to the vaccine in the county.

“This 975 for our small clinic would be overwhelming,” says Bergner. “But with those partners in place we can bring more resources in, and we can take care of these 975 doses in good shape.”

The health department is having an appointment only clinic on Thursday, February 25 in Neosho. The pharmacies are setting clinics at their locations.

Missouri: 10.5% of residents have received Covid-19 vaccine

MISSOURI – As of February 16, 10.5% of Missouri’s population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The state has administered 886,800 vaccine doses – 641,376 people have received one dose and 245,424 people have received a second dose.

So far, a majority of the vaccine doses have gone to older residents. Residents 85 and older have received 34.4% of doses, those 75 to 84 received 22.4%, and those 65 to 74 received 24.8%.

On Sunday, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration announced several mass vaccination sites across the state. The sites were scheduled to be operating February 15-19.

But on Monday, Parson announced that the mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services and State Emergency Management Agency were being canceled due to extreme winter weather.

Missouri is currently vaccinating residents in Phase 1A, Phase 1B – Tier 1 and Phase 1B – Tier 2.

If no changes take place, the general public will have access to the vaccine in Phase 3. The exact timeline is a work in progress and will be determined as phases are completed.