NRMC to Host Phase 1B-Tier 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) will host a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic Tuesday, March 16 at the Nevada Community Center located at 200 N. Ash Street. The hospital has pivoted from utilizing a waiting list to an online self-scheduling tool for this and any future COVID-19 mass vaccine clinics.

Recently, the State of Missouri announced that beginning March 15, Missourians in Phase 1B – Tier 3 will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. This includes those who keep the essential functions of society running, including K-12 educators and school employees; child care providers; grocery store employees; and energy, food, agriculture, and other critical infrastructure workers, among others. More information about who is eligible can be found at https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/priority.

Only Missouri residents who fall under the state’s priority phases 1A and 1B -Tiers 1-3 are eligible to participate in COVID-19 vaccination in Missouri for individuals unless qualified through a Missouri employer.

There are two vaccine options being offered at the clinic on March 16, Moderna from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Moderna is a two-dose vaccine, requiring a second dose in four weeks. Janssen is a one-dose vaccine.

Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance and appointments are limited. To schedule an appointment online, please visit nrmchealth.com/covid19-vaccine. If you require assistance scheduling, please call NRMC at (417) 667-3355.

About Nevada Regional Medical Center

Serving a six-county area since 1937, Nevada Regional Medical Center is a 71-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital. Nevada Regional Medical Center has earned recognition as a respected regional medical center for its comprehensive health care services, skilled and caring employees and state-of-the-art medical technology. Staff represent more than a dozen medical specialties, including family practice, women’s services, neurology, urology, psychiatry, orthopedics, wound care services and general, vascular, thoracic and oncological surgery. Additionally, consultation clinics are held regularly by specialists in oncology, pulmonology, podiatry, ear, nose and throat and cardiology.