Press Release: Lake Area Agencies Postpone Mass Vaccine Event

PRESS RELEASE FROM LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Lake Area Agencies Postpone Mass Vaccine Event

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Due to an extreme weather forecast, the Missouri National Guard Mass Vaccination event at School of the Osage is being postponed from Feb. 14 to March 7. In addition, the second-dose clinic is being postponed to April 11. All those who have an appointment will be called and offered a new appointment either on March 7 or an earlier date.

“Our priority is to provide vaccinations safely to our community, so we support our local health departments in this decision to postpone the mass vaccination event,” said Dane W. Henry, FACHE, CEO of Lake Regional Health System. “All of the organizers are committed to providing new appointments to everyone who was on the schedule for the Feb. 14 event. We will be calling them to provide their new date and time and, for some, a new local location.”

Overall, demand for COVID-19 vaccination is still far greater than the supply providers in the area have received from the state. Lake Regional and other local health care agencies encourage people to register on the Missouri Vaccine Navigator at https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/navigator. They may also register by calling 877-435-8411.

For more information on the mass vaccination event, contact the Camden County Health Department at 573-346-5479 or visit lakeregional.com/vaccine. For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit MOStopsCOVID.com.

The following are collaborating to host this event.

  • Camden County EMA and Community Emergency Response Team
  • Camden County Health Department
  • Central Ozarks Medical Center
  • Lake Ozark Fire Department
  • Lake Regional Health System
  • Mid-County Fire Protection District
  • Miller County Ambulance
  • Miller County Health Department
  • Miller County EMA
  • Miller County Sheriff’s Department
  • Missouri National Guard
  • Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • Morgan County Health Department
  • Osage Beach Police Department
  • Osage Beach Fire Department
  • School of the Osage

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I became the Director of Camden County, MO Emergency Management Agency (EMA) in August 2021 after previously serving as the agency's Deputy Director for a year. As the Director, I manage the day-to-day operations of the EMA, work on the Local Emergency Operations Plan, manage the Facebook, Twitter, and website for the EMA, oversee the webpages for the Camden County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), provide oversight and run exercises for the Camden County, MO Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and work with the Camden County, MO Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). I hold a general class amateur radio license, call sign KE0LMY. I am also the official "Bee Keeper" of our mascot, Buzzer the Bee, who wants you to BEE Prepared!!! I'm a certified CERT trainer and WebEOC trainer for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. I maintain an EXTENSIVE and ever-growing list of credentials and train vigorously with first responder agencies, other EMAs, and with anyone I believe will help me become a better, more well-rounded emergency management director.

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