KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The general public in Kansas City, Missouri will continue to wait for their COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Rex Archer of the Kansas City Health Department said that when they project how many people are left in Stages 1-A, 1-B and Levels 1 and 2, the city will not get to Level 3, which is all Missouri residents for a while.
“If they don’t fall into one of these categories, before we get to the general public, I’d be surprised if it’s before May or even June,” said Dr. Rex Archer, Director of the KCMO Health Department. “The message people need to hear is that Germany, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, got this outbreak and pandemic under control before there was a vaccination. So you can protect yourself if you do all the things we suggest, like masking and even double masking. “
That begs the question of why there is a delay in vaccinations.
“There are some challenges in getting it out and so on. This cold weather forecast has hurt a little bit in regards to the delivery. We have places canceling their clinics this week because they didn’t get their doses,” said Dr. Archer. . “We still haven’t gotten our vaccine and may have to cancel some of our clinics next week.
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