SEPTEMBER 2019 FILE: Donna Seidel, a registered nurse, pulls down Haley Sullivan's sleeve after delivering her first-ever flu shot. Sullivan, who works at the Department of Health and Senior Services and is nearly 24 weeks pregnant, visited the Cole County Health Department as part of a DHSS effort to remind pregnant women to get a flu shot. Seidel, who serves as local department's clinic manager, delivered shots to Sullivan and her boss, Dr. Randall Williams, who is the director of DHSS.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services recommends residents continue to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and flu.
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice, the state health department urges people ages 65 or older to receive an additional COVID-19 dose, according to a news release from the department....
