After no one showed up to a mobile Covid-19 vaccination center at a Missouri fair, health officials say they were disappointed
After spending two days at the fair, workers at the mobile vaccination site did not vaccinate a single person.Nick Kohlberg of the St. Charles County Health Department told NBC affiliate KSDK of St. LouisKohlberg and other local health officials hoped the annual fair would help boost vaccinations amid an increase in Covid-19 cases, driven by the highly contagious delta variant.have been confirmed in Missouri as of Saturday. At least 13,193 of the positive cases were reported in the last 7 days.
Officials have said the delta variant is believed to be responsible for much of the spread in the state, particularly in the southwestern and northern regions as well as in rural areas. Less than a quarter of the population in several rural counties in Missouri are fully vaccinated, according to . With 45 percent of the population fully vaccinated, St. Charles County, where the fair was hosted, is the county with the largest percentage of residents who have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.823 confirmed Covid-19 cases have been reported over the past two weeks"Every single vaccination counts at this time," Sara Evers, the acting director of the St. Charles County Health Department, told KSDK.
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