LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — Multiple Public Health agencies are meeting in Lawrence County to practice a drive-through mass vaccination scenario.
The Lawrence County Health Department and its new facility are well-suited for a large-scale drive-through vaccination clinic, with large bays and driveways surrounding the building. It also serves as a central meeting location for the multiple agencies.
About 19 agencies were in attendance for the exercise, with close to 150 public health workers involved.
- PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
- Webster County Health Unit
- Lawrence County Health Department
- Barry County Health Department
- Polk County Health Department
- Taney County Health Department
- Stone County Health Department
- Springfield-Greene County Health Department
- Cedar County Health Department
- Dade County Health Department
- Joplin Health Department
- Vernon County Health Department
- McDonald County Health Department
- St Clair County Health Department
- Wright County Health Department
- Dallas County Health Department
- Jasper County Health Department
- Impact Advantage
- Access Family Care
- McDonald County Emergency Management
There were no actual vaccinations administered during the event, but it gave the agencies an opportunity to work together and learn from the exercise to better serve the public in the case of a public health emergency…