Boone County, the home of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has become the first county in the state to have 50% of its residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The city of Joplin is the only other jurisdiction in the state to have at least half of its eligible population fully vaccinated.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reports 47.3% of the 12 and up population has been fully vaccinated, with almost 53% partially vaccinated.