COVID-19 vaccine headlines: Jan. 28, 2021

St. Louis County reaches agreement with SSM Health for faster vaccinations ST. LOUIS - In partnership with the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, St. Louis County is collaborating with SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to as many as 4,000 area first responders. The agreement will allow a dramatic increase in the speed and pace of first-responder vaccinations. Under the agreement, first responders in the St. Louis County area, including St. Louis County police, fire personnel and county-based federal law enforcement employees will start receiving vaccinations at the hospital Monday morning. More than 650 first responders have already made appointments, filling the first three days in the schedule. Also, around 330 first responders managed to get vaccinated last weekend. Read more: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/loc...