93.3 KWTO Keeping Watch Over the Ozarks
Governor Parson predicted it, and now it appears the COVID-19 vaccine supply is beginning to be greater than the demand for shots.
This has raised fears among some health care providers of a possible renewed spike in cases.
The slowdown in vaccinations is occurring even with the recently-implemented policy allowing people as young as 16 to get the vaccine.
More than 2/3 of Missouri’s residents remain uninterested, with data showing inoculations of jus 32% statewide.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reports 26.57% of the adult population in the county has been fully vaccinated, with 36.40% partially vaccinated.