As Several Mass Vaccination Events Are Announced In STL Region, Parson Defends State's Response

St. Louis MO

17 March, 2021

9:38 PM

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CBS St. Louis March 17, 2021 For several weeks, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has faced tough questions about reports of an imbalance between rural and urban areas when it comes to the vaccine distribution. While the St. Louis area prepares for a "mega vaccination" event next week, Parson maintains the state's rollout plan was handled as well as it could have been. He dismissed reports that, after weeks of stories of St. Louisans driving hours away to get a shot, the state has been slow to react. "We've been on plan from day one. Nothing's changed. We're simply getting more vaccine all the time. We knew it was going to take longer for St. Louis and Kansas City to get theirs done, and it will still be a longer path for them," Parson said Wednesday.