MU Health Care to host its first drive-thru vaccination clinic of the season Saturday
Marie Moyer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Patients are asked to put on a loose-fitting short-sleeved shirt and grab their insurance card before heading to MU Health Care’s drive-thru vaccine clinic at the South Providence Medical Park in Columbia on Saturday. The afternoon clinic is MU Health Care’s first drive-thru vaccination event of the season.
In 2024, Missouri faced one of the toughest cold and flu seasons to date, peaking at a little under 20,000 flu cases, the highest numbers seen in the past decade. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 67 influenza cases in the state the week of Oct. 5, 2025, with 41 cases reported in Boone County.
Flu shots will be available for those 6 months and older Saturday. Following new CDC guidelines, COVID-19 shots will only be available for high-risk and vulnerable groups, meaning adults 65 and older or adults with a self-attested qualifying condition. Patients who claim they have a qualifying condition must sign a consent form before receiving a COVID shot.
MU Health Care Dr. Laura Morris adds that patients without qualifying conditions should still talk with their doctor or grab a doctor’s note and head to a local pharmacy to get a COVID booster
“If you’ve been vaccinated, you are very much less likely, sometimes as much as 50%, even up to 80 or 90% less likely to end up dying from the disease, or in those serious health care situations,” Morris said.
Saturday’s event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MU Health Care is offering several Flu and COVID vaccination events in October:
Oct. 20 at the Fayette Family Medicine Clinic from 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 21 at the Keene St. Family Medicine Clinic from 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 23 at the Ashland Family Medicine Clinic from 4:30-6:45 p.m.
Oct. 25 at the South Providence Medical Park from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 25 at the Boonville Family Medicine Clinic from 9-11 a.m.
Oct. 30 at the Missouri Orthopedic Institute from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.