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South St. Louis County News

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Mercy Hospital South Chief Medical Officer Dr. Aamina Akhtar displays a COVID-19 vaccination card, which states where and when an individual received the COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses administered roughly three weeks apart.

Missouri vaccine allocation model to change to direct more to St. Louis; state won’t see more J&J vaccine for weeks

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 5, 2021

The state of Missouri has been told it will not receive another shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine until the last week of March — two weeks after the next tier of eligible residents will be...

Eligible St. Louis County employees receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the St. Louis County mass vaccination site at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The mass vaccination site in Ferguson has been operating since Jan. 29, vaccinating qualified county employees ahead of the public starting Feb. 3.

VA will vaccinate veterans 50 or older in St. Louis region, starting this weekend

March 4, 2021

The VA St. Louis Health Care System will administer COVID-19 vaccines at Grand Hall on Chouteau and VA Outpatient Clinics in St. Louis County, St. Charles County and St. Clair County in Illinois, starting...

Grace Knoll, 95, a long-term care resident at St. Luke’s Surrey Place, was the first resident at the skilled nursing facility to roll up her sleeves and receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.

How to find the COVID-19 vaccine in St. Louis and beyond

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 4, 2021

While some South County residents have been contacted by St. Louis County and local hospitals to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the demand in St. Louis is far exceeding the supply from the state. St. Louis...

Town hall on Jamestown Mall set for tonight

Town hall on Jamestown Mall set for tonight

March 4, 2021

The new St. Louis County Council member representing the 4th District, Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, is hosting a town hall at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4, about Jamestown Mall. The town hall will be held...

Mike Shannon, a lead maintenance driver with the St. Louis County Department of Transportation, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site in Ferguson. The site, which is located at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, began public vaccinations the following day for those eligible.

After outrage over unused vaccines at rural clinics, Parson vows more STL, KC events

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 4, 2021

Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still on hand — prompting health departments to take to social media and encourage anyone to...

A Mehlville kindergartener returns to school five days a week in January 2021.

Forder Elementary has a virtual learning day after water main break

March 4, 2021

Forder Elementary students are having an unexpected virtual learning day Thursday due to a water main break near the school. The Mehlville School District's elementary students are back five days a...

A rendering of the Oakwood home model in the proposed development.

Planning Commission will vote on Oakville subdivision Monday, March 8

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 4, 2021

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will vote on a new 26-acre subdivision planned in Oakville in an executive session slated for 4 p.m. Monday, March 8. Final details on the videoconferenced vote...

Affton School District students Jayson and Connor try out the paper crimpers in the Gotsch Art Studio in February 2021.

Affton elementary and middle schools will expand to four days in person in March

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 3, 2021

Elementary and middle school students in the Affton School District will soon begin attending class in person four days a week instead of the current rotating two days of hybrid learning. The district...

Couple in 40s found dead due to COVID-19 in South County, police say

Couple in 40s found dead due to COVID-19 in South County, police say

March 3, 2021

A couple in their 40s was found dead in their South County home in February, and the deaths are believed to be due to COVID-19. Officer from the St. Louis County Police Department's South County Precinct...

A paramedic from the Fenton Fire Protection District gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a woman in the community room at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters on Gravois Road while St. Louis County Executive Sam Page visited Feb. 12, 2021.

Missouri ‘vaccination gap’ worst in St. Louis County, consultant hired by state finds

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 3, 2021

A consulting firm hired by the state has repeatedly found Missouri’s urban centers have the largest “vaccination gap” — the estimated number of eligible residents who still haven’t received their...

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