Plans for the mass vaccination site at Arrowhead Stadium

Plans for the mass vaccination site at Arrowhead Stadium

VACCINE.THE GOVERNOR'SANNOUNCEMENT COMESAS PREPARATIONS AREUNDERWAY FOR KANSASCITY'S FIRST MASSVACCINATION SITE - ATARROWHEAD STADIUM.8-THOUSAND JACKSONCOUNTY RESIDENTS WILLRECEIVE THEIR VACCINE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESJOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAINHOW THIS VACCINE EVENTWILL WORK.LOT L OUT HERE ATARROWHEAD HAS BECOMEA SEA OF TRAFFIC CONES.IT MIGHT BE A LITTLEHARD TO TELL NOW - BTHEY FORM A TRAFFICPATTERN CARS WILL DRIVTHROUGH.ORIGINALLY - THIS EVENTWAS EXPECT TO GIVE OUT6 THOUSAND DOSES.TODAY - WE LEARNED IT'LLACTUALLY BE 8 THOUSANDAND THEY'LL BE JOHNSONAND JOHNSOTHAT ONE AND DONESHOT MAKES THINGS ALITTLE EASIER FOR MASSEVENTS LIKE THIS ONE.NATIONAL GUAMEMBERS WILL HELP WITHTRAFFIC FLOW.THE EVENT WILL MARK AFEW FIRSTS - IT'S A STEPUP IN THE NUMBER OFDOSES.IT'S ALSO THE FIRST MASSCLINIC IN MISSOURI TO USEJ AND J.THE ONE SHOT DOSMAKES THINGS A LITTLEEASIER AS FAR ASSTORAGE AND NOT HAVINGTO PLAN SECONDAPPOINTMENTS FORPATIENTS.WORKERS FROM TRUMANMEDICAL CENTER WILLADMINISTER VACCINES.CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERMARK STEELE SAYS TLAST YEAR HAS BEEN ALONG AND TIRING ONE BUTHE AND HIS STAFF WANTTO BE HERE WORKING TOREACH HERD IMMUNIT"Doing more and more it's justit'sgreat and when you're there,whenyou go to the vaccine cliniceverybody is very appreciative,they're very happy, so it'sreally avery rewarding process and it'llrewarding this weekend as wellI'msure."WITH ANY EVENT OF THISSCALE - TRAFFIC CAN BE ACONCERN.THE NATIONAL GUARD ISENCOURAGING EVERYONETO SHOW UP AT THE TIMEOF THEIR SCHEDULEDAPPOINTMENTPREVENT BACKUPS.CURRENTLY ALL 8THOUSAND SPOTS AFILLED.THE JACKSON COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT WILLWORK TO MAKE SURE ANYLEFTOVER DOSES DON'TGO TO WASTE.REPORTING LIVE