Staff Contact: Daniel Landon
Gov. Mike Parson and key leaders of his administration participated in a conference call with the MHA membership on the state’s response to the COVID-19 emergency. It was the 24th such call with the MHA membership since the pandemic began. The calls provide an opportunity for an update on state activities and hospital issues, and for hospital executives to ask questions and make comments.
This call focused on the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. State officials described the process and progress of vaccine distribution. The state will complete the vaccinations of those in category 1A – front-line health workers and long-term care patients and staff – before beginning vaccinations of lower priority categories. Hospitals are encouraged to engage in conversations with state officials regarding their potential roles in vaccinating other community populations as the rollout continues. Several MHA-member questions focused on those roles; another clarified that front-line workers will continue to be eligible for vaccination after the 1A category is completed and vaccination of other categories has begun.
