St. Louis County Urging Public To Be Honest When Registering For COVID-19 Vaccine

CBS St. Louis

January 18, 2021

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is urging people to be honest when registering to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they have caught some people lying on the application form. Page said more than 172,000 people have pre-registered through the St. Louis County Department of Public Health to be notified when it is their turn to receive the vaccine. The county is adhering to the state’s tier system when it comes to vaccinations, which will allow those in Tier 1B to be vaccinated. A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on January 7, 2021, in Vannes, France.

“We have had high school students show up for appointments who misrepresented who they were on the form,” he said. Page stressed this has not been a “huge problem” but could slow down the vaccination process.

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Last week, the county’s health department administered 880 shots and expects to get through their remaining 975 doses they got from Missouri by the end of Monday. More vaccines are expected to arrive Tuesday, although the county has not set up any appointments for the day because they are unsure how many doses they will receive “Once the new supply arrives Tuesday, we will notify the public and immediately begin setting appointments from our pre-registration list,” said Page. In his briefing, Page also said the county is working to select their first mass vaccination site in North County. In addition, Page said the health department is expanding their hours in anticipation of receiving additional vaccines.