OCHD is taking appointments for April 6 covid vaccine clinic

The Ozark County Health Department is taking appointments for a first-dose Moderna vaccination clinic to be held Tuesday, April 6, at the OCHD office on Third Street in Gainesville. To make an appointment, call OCHD at 417-679-3334. Because this is a locally managed vaccination event, appointments cannot be made on the state’s covid navigator website, said OCHD administrator Rhonda Suter.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced last week that the state will activate Phase 2 of its covid-19 vaccination plan, which includes those in the commercial facilities sector, critical manufacturing, construction, defense industrial base, financial services, food and agriculture sector 2, government and disproportionately affected populations, including those who are homeless. The activation means OCHD’s April 6 vaccination clinic will be open to all residents in the state’s Phase 1A, Phase 1B-Tiers 1, 2 and 3, and Phase 2 categories. To see the complete listings in each of Missouri’s vaccination phases, visit covidvaccine.mo.gov.  

The governor also said last week that the final vaccination phase, Phase 3, will be activated on Friday, April 9, making all Missouri adults eligible to receive the vaccine.  

With all phases of Missouri’s vaccination plan activated, approximately 4.5 million Missourians will be eligible for the vaccine, Parson said. The state estimates that approximately 60 percent of these Missourians are interested in getting a vaccine, according to a news release announcing the activation dates.

Suter said her office is already working on a date for another mass vaccination clinic after the April 6 event. A second-dose vaccination clinic was held Tuesday in Gainesville. A first-dose vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday is full, and no more appointments are being taken for that event, Suter said.

To register for vaccination clinics in other areas, visit https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/navigator/. 

Ozark County Times

504 Third Steet
PO Box 188
Gainesville, MO 65655

Phone: (417) 679-4641
Fax: (417) 679-3423