COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County

Dexter, MO. - Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic today for those qualifying for the Tier 1- 1A, 1B-Tiers 1 and 2. Five hundred doses of the vaccine were provided from SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau.

Dexter optometrist, Dr. Katie Mayberry, receives her vaccine from nurse Margaret McConnell at SoutheatHEALTH of Stoddard County Wednesday morning. DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers

SoutheastHEALTH has been a pre-positioning site for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine since mid-December, and over the past two months has deployed over 8,000 doses of the vaccine throughout Southeast Missouri. As the vaccination plan moves into its next level, SoutheastHEALTH will implement vaccination clinics based on the priority phases.

Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County CEO Sue Ann Williams, says, "We are very excited to bring the COVID vaccine to our most vulnerable citizens in the region and we want to thank the COVID team for making this possible."

She added that SoutheastHEALTH worked in collaboration with the Stoddard County Public Health Center to host this event.

More events like this will be planned throughout the coming months as more vaccines become available. People are encouraged to sign up for the SoutheastHEALTH COVID-19 waiting list by visiting SEhealth.org/COVID or calling 844-482-5833.