Buchanan County awaits vaccinations

A number of states waiting for their next shipments of the moderna and pfizer covid-19 vaccines.

When they arrive, local health departments will have to move into action at a moment's notice.

Kq2's madeline mcclain found out where buchanan county is in <<kq2s madeline mcclain reportinga majority of st.

Joseph public school teachers and staff would be interested in getting vaccinated for covid-19 when their number gets called.doug van zyl, st.

Joseph school district: "about 60 percent said they would."

The district surveyed employees to sketch out the size of the group and give that data to the local health department for planning.more than 1000 people responded.

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Joseph school district: "that's not our complete employee group because we have over 1500 employees but that's a pretty good representation so at least we'll be able to share with the health department at 60 percent of our folks at least would be interested in taking a look at getting vaccinated."this was just an interest survey -- the state still has a long way to go it's the teachers turn.the governor tweeted this on tuesday.to date -- 98,589 frontline healthcare workers, longterm care facility residents, and staff in missouri received an initial dose of the covid-19 vaccine.

In northwest missouri -- hundreds of frontline healthcare workers in atchison, clinton, andrew, nodaway, gentry, and buchanan counties have begun to get vaccinations.but many more are still waiting.dr. amanda williams, peacock pediatrics: "we are starting to see people across the country.

The health department is working to hopefully get the covid vaccine in to start to get people like us on the frontlines vaccinated in the community and clinics and things like that but it will be a while before its available to the general population and even then we have to continue with our infection control measures.st.

Joseph health department saying it is still waiting on confirmation from dhss for approval and shipment of the vaccine.before it can get to the rest of the more than 71 agencies and 800 individuals in buchanan county's top tier group.reporting madeline mcclain kq2 news.

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Joseph health department added that while it's still waiting on state approval and shipment of vaccine confirmation -- it is planning for vaccinations to occur in mid to