“Everyone needs to realize that this is not just another wave like we saw before,” the lead infectious disease physician at Mercy Hospital Springfield said.
, both admitted to a squeamishness with needles — the tattooed Alarid noting the irony as a former heroin user — but said “the risk is worth it considering Covid is taking out a lot of lives.”
In response, it appears people in the region are making the decision to get vaccinated in growing numbers. Over the first three weeks of July, residents in Greene County, where Springfield is the county seat, have already received more first-dose vaccinations than they did through all of June, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Neighboring Christian County, another Covid hot spot, has outstripped its June numbers by nearly 30 percent.
These choices, along with his decision to get vaccinated and follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance in his church, has led to pushback from members within the congregation. Some people have left the church, and he said he’s heard theories ranging from the vaccine containing alien blood to it being “the mark of the beast.”
People line up to receive Covid-19 vaccines at the James River Church West Campus in Springfield, Mo. during a vaccine clinic put on by Jordan Valley Community Health Center on July 12, 2021.In part, the renewed interest comes as regional hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed by sick coronavirus patients. Medical facilities are again seeing their resources stretched to the breaking point, causing many to put out calls for ventilators and support staff.
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