KCHD Creates Survey For Medical Providers Eligible For Coronavirus Vaccine

From the City of Kansas City:

As the city progresses through the COVID-19 vaccination process, the Kansas City Health Department has released a survey to help ensure vaccinations are available to those outlined to receive them first.

The survey is meant for health care providers that have direct contact with patients, have fallen through the cracks and do not have a designated place to receive their Phase 1A COVID vaccine. This typically includes home health care workers and staff contracted by a hospital or clinic to provide patient care.

As of Jan. 11, 2021, 63 people or organizations completed the survey, amounting to more than 1,970 qualified health care workers that the health department connected with vaccine providers to receive their vaccine. Many have now received their first dose.

If you are a health care worker or an organization that provides medical care and still need a vaccination, please complete this survey. Additionally, the health department expects to receive approximately 975 Pfizer vaccinations that will be administered to Phase 1A Priority groups.

“We understand the intense desire to get vaccinated, but the vaccine is a life-saving measure not yet available to everyone. Until there’s a consistent supply we can count on, every available vaccine should go to health care workers and long-term care facilities, where the death toll has been highest,” said Dr. Rex Archer, health director.

The health department also urges Kansas City physicians and clinics to register with the state at this link to become a vaccine provider. The more places the vaccine is available throughout the city, the more people will be vaccinated. If physicians or clinics have questions about the registration process, vaccine storage and administration, or any other questions that will help accelerate their enrollment, please email Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services at c19vaxenroll@health.mo.gov or the health department's vaccination coordinator at health@kcmo.org for a consultation.

“The city needs many more doctors and clinics to join the vaccination effort. If there's a shortage of places people can receive it, it will take too long, and we will remain in crisis," said Archer. "There's still tremendous uncertainty about when vaccine supplies will meet demand. While we wait, we need physicians and clinics to get ready.”

For more information on the vaccine distribution plan, visit https://covidvaccine.mo.gov/.

This press release was produced by the City of Kansas City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.