ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis is partnering with the Missouri National Guard and Governor Mike Parson's office to hold a 'mega' vaccination event next week.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26, at the Forest Park campus of St. Louis Community College. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, and organizers say up to 3,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available each day.
"It's welcome news to have a state-run mega vaccination event coming to St. Louis Community College at Forest Park," St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson said in a press release. "These large-scale events are important in our shared fight to end the pandemic and save lives. I will continue to work with Governor Parson and state health officials to bring even more vaccines to the people of the City of St. Louis."
The state is working with the St. Louis City Health Department and using the state's Vaccine Navigator to identify eligible Missourians in activated phases who have previously registered and are awaiting vaccination, the press release said. That will include people through Missouri's Phase 1B-Tier 3.
The state is holding a similar event in Kansas City this weekend, the first of its kind in the state.
Two national guard teams will be on hand to administer more than 6,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to those chosen from a list of people already registered with the Jackson County health department.
In addition to the 'mega' event, there are three other mass vaccination events coming to the St. Louis area next weekend. Nearly 14,000 people are expected to be vaccinated at state-supported events over the three-day period.
For more information about state vaccination events and to sign up, click here. Information and sign-up for next weekend's events will be published there when they become available.
The event dates are as follows:
Region C Vaccination Locations: March 25 -27, 2021
Thursday, March 25
- County: St. Charles
- Location: Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy., St. Charles, MO 63303
- Time: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- County: St. Louis City
- Location: St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
- Time: 8:00 a.m.. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 26
- County: St. Louis
- Location: Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd., St. Louis, MO 63011
- Time: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- County: St. Louis City
- Location: St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
- Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 27
- County: St. Louis
- Location: Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd., St. Louis, MO 63011
- Time: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.