Opportunities for Vaccines in Adair County
Limited Moderna Vaccines Available During February
Last week, the State of Missouri announced that select hospitals, including Northeast Regional Medical Center, will be receiving weekly COVID-19 vaccine allocations through the month of February to assist with public vaccination efforts.
NRMC’s first delivery of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is an allocation of 100 first doses. Individuals 65 and older, and any adults with serious health issues, are eligible to register at this time. Individuals meeting the criteria can register providing their name, date of birth and telephone number via:
·Phone voice message: 660.785.1829 (660.785.1VAX)
·Email: 0166_CI_NRMC1VAX@chs.net
·The hospital operator is not able to accept registrations.
Once you have submitted your appointment request, a hospital representative will reach out to you within 24 to 48 hours to schedule.
Future clinic dates are being scheduled through February. NRMC has not yet been told the number of doses that will be received in the coming weeks. Updates will be provided as additional vaccine is made available.
Feb. 10 Drive-through Clinic
The Adair County Health Department is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the Missouri National Guard and other health departments and health care providers in the region on a mass vaccination drive-through scheduled for Feb. 10, at the NEMO Fairgrounds. More than 2,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be available that day.
All Phase 1A and 1B, Tier 1 and Tier 2, target groups may register for the event. Those include adults age 65 and older and high-risk individuals including adults with cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, heart conditions, weakened immune system due to organ transplant, severe obesity (BMI >40), sickle cell disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, pregnant women, or individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome.
Target groups also include long-term and residential care workers, hospital and healthcare workers, emergency workers, including first responders, ambulance, law enforcement, fire, corrections and juvenile corrections, emergency management and public works.
Those residents who have emailed the Adair County Health Department but have not been called for a vaccine yet are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.
To register, use this link: signupgenius.com/go. Those Adair County residents who do not have internet access can call the Adair County Health Department at 660.665.8491, 660.730.6100 or 660.730.6200 for registration assistance.
