North County Recreation Complex First in County
To Administer the New Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

Text and photo by Bob Lindsey

St. Louis County held another mass vaccination event on March 6, this time at the North County Recreation Center, featuring the third and newest vaccine for the battle against COVID-19. Over 2,000 people were vaccinated (above photo) with the new Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.. About 300 persons got their second Pfizer shot at the event.
The Missouri Air National Guard assisted parking and line patrol inside the bright and polished North County Rec. Center. People came from throughout the county to the resigned center which previously was an ice rink, but now has basketball and volleyball courts.
The Department of Public Health partnered with the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and the University of Missouri—St. Louis on Feb. 20 to host a mass vaccination event that served 2,375 people. Another mass vaccination is planned at UMSL this month. Date and times pending.
The county health department is partnering with fire districts and the St. Louis County Police Department Office of Emergency Management to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to about 1,000 residents and staff in group homes and other housing facilities that have not yet received vaccinations. .. After these facilities have been served, DPH intends to expand the partnership to get the vaccines to home-bound St. Louis County residents.
St. Louis County is now getting a larger share of the vaccines since Gov. Mike Parsons announced that the Kansas City and St. Louis areas will have more vaccine events that will offset the amount rural areas of the state had been getting. In the meanwhile, many from the metro area have been driving two hours or more to get vaccinated in towns in outstate Missouri.
Most residents of long-term care facilities in St. Louis County already received vaccines from their pharmacy provider program.

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