Mass vaccination event in Independence

OLDER.IN MISSOURI - THE STATEWILL LAUNCH A MASSVACCINATION EVENTTODAY IN INDEPENDENCE.LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO 41ACTION NEWS REPORTERCHARLIE KEEGAN WHO ISOUTSIDE INDEPENDENCECENTER.HOW MANY PEOPLE DOORGANIZERS HOPE TOVACCINATE TODAY?THE MAYOR OFINDEPENDENCE TELLS MEABOUT 11-HUNDREDPEOPLE SHOULD GETTHEIR VACCINE INSIDE THEOLD MACY'S BEHIND METODAY.THAT'S DOUBLE WHAT THECITY'S BEEN DOING HERE.IN THESE PICTURES THECITY SHARED WITH ME -YOU CAN SEEVOLUNTEERS HAVE BEENDISTRIBUTING TVACCINE AT THIS MACY'SFOR A FEW WEEKS.WHAT'S DIFFERENT OVETHE NEXT THREE DAYS ISTHE CITY - THE STATE ANDTHE NATIONAL GUARD AREWORKING TOGETHER TOREACH MORE PEOPLE.IN THREE DAYS THEY HOPETO VACCINATE NEARLY THESAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLETHEY DID AT THIS SITE THEENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH.THE MAYOR SPOKE VERYOPTIMISTICALLY ABOUTTHIS EVENT.Mayor Eileen Weir //Independence,Mo."It's wonderful [to have this iIndependence].

We're so thrilledtobe able to do it.

We're just sogratefulthat we were able to make thisarrangement with theIndependenceCenter and Macy's to be able tobeat that site."THE EVENT IS USINGVACCINES WHICH REQUITWO SHOTS.APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.SIGN UP ON MISSOURI'NAVIGATION WEBSITE - ITWILL NOTIFY YOU IF A SLOTAT THIS EVENT ISAVAILABLE.AT 5 O'CLOCK YOU TOLDUS THE CITY OFINDEPENDENCE IS RELYINGA LOT ON VOLUNTEERS -WHAT KIND OF SKILLS IS ILOOKING FOR IN AVOLUNTEER?RIGHT NOW - THE CITY ISLOOKING FOR BI-LINGUALVOLUNTEERS TO HELPCHECKIN ANDREGISTRATION.SPANISH SPEAKERS AREALWAYS IN DEMAND - BUTTHEY ALSO NEED PEOPLEWHO SPEAK ASIAN ANDPACIFIC ISLANDLANGUAGES TO HELPFACILITATEAPPOINTMENTS.SIGN UP THROUGH THEMEDICAL RESERVE CORP