Missourians in Tier 3 now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
UPDATE: As of 10 a.m., the Columbia/Boone County health department had no open vaccination appointments listed on its website.
Thousands of Missourians are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine under Phase 1B, Tier 3 in the state's vaccination plan.
Those eligible in tier three include the following workforces:
- Education (K-12)
- Childcare
- Communications Sector
- Dams Sector
- Energy Sector
- Food/Agriculture Sector (production, processing, distribution and grocery and convenience store workers)
- Government (elected officials, judiciary, others designated for continuity of government)
- Information Technology Sector
- Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Sector
- Transportation Systems Sector
- Waste and Wastewater Systems Sector
As 550,000 Missourians become eligible for the vaccine Monday, the Columbia/Boone County Health Department plans on opening vaccination appointments starting at 8 a.m.
Appointments are required and available only for those who are eligible and live or work in Boone County.
Appointments became available on the CoMo.gov/CovidVaccine site at 8 a.m.
According to the state's vaccine dashboard, 1,777,068 total vaccines doses have been administered in Missouri as of Monday.
