By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The St. Joseph Health Department is finalizing the plan for the next round of COVID-19 vaccinations.
The plan is to distribute the vaccine to health care workers in the 1A tier, which primarily is health care workers that could be exposed to COVID-19, and includes dental care workers and optometrists.
Clinic Supervisor Connie Werner with the St. Joseph Health Department says the focus now is finding who is interested in getting vaccinated.
"For us to know who that we just aren't even aware would qualify for Tier 1A, does not guarantee a vaccine at this moment," Werner tells St. Joseph Post. "The State of Missouri has told us multiple times that the demand is outweighing the supply."
The Health Department asks that only those that meet the requirements express interest.
Werner says those who qualify for the next round will get the vaccine as soon as possible.
"The vaccine will be provided on a first come first serve basis for those that qualify in that tier 1A group, so the understanding must be very clear that the interest does not mean a promise of vaccine at that moment, your name will be on the list we will get it to you as soon as we have vaccine to distribute out," Werner says.
Werner adds this round is focused on health care workers. The general public comes later.
"The requirements are that you need to fit that definition, so if you are just a general community member but you just really want the vaccine this is not for you yet, this has to fit that tier 1A health care provider group," Werner says.
If you meet the requirements and are interested in next round you can find a link to apply HERE