Information about the plan was shared during a meeting with vaccine distributors and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of
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LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged more than two months after police say he fired several shots with an assault-style rifle at a suburban Kansas City office for the Missouri State Highway Patrol before being shot by troopers. Court records show 28-year-old Tayland Rahim, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would relax the rules for immunizations. A House committee debated a proposal Tuesday that would require only students in public schools to have immunizations. and allow students to attend school without vaccinations if they have evidence of acquired immunity from a disease. The
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Several states are rolling back their mask mandates.
Continue Reading Educators in Missouri can try to schedule an appointment at certain pharmacies participating in the CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program after the White House asked teachers and staff to be prioritized.
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Some vaccine providers are switching to a direct vaccine appointment scheduling system.
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After nearly five decades in state and US politics, Sen. Roy Blunt (R – Missouri) announced Monday morning he’s not running for reelection next year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Select pharmacies across Missouri are currently offering coronavirus vaccines to teachers as local education boards look to get students back to in-person classes five days a week. President Joe Biden says vaccinating educators is a priority and hopes to have every educator get at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the end
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The Callaway County Health Department continues to seek to host a mass vaccination clinic with the Missouri National Guard, as it struggles with vaccine supply.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) State troopers are investigating after a fatal head-on collision in Camden County Saturday morning. In a tweet, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said the crash happened on Route A just east of Route C in Camden County. https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1368202893564739584 A spokesperson for the MSHP said one person was ejected as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the March 4 roundtable, the topics discussed were about the efficacy and availability of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Also how health organizations are planning to use the doses and how this vaccine could be a game-changer in the pandemic. ABC 17 News spoke with MU Health Pharmacy Director Brad Myers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of Missourians would be off the hook for repaying federal unemployment benefits the state wrongly awarded them under a state bill gaining traction. House lawmakers voted 157-3 in favor of forgiving the federal portion of unemployment overpayments owed by Missourians. The state’s Labor Department doled out $146 million in unemployment
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Continue Reading Missouri will begin next week to give part of its weekly coronavirus vaccine allocation to pharmacies to boost the number of doses reaching underserved areas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Transgender student athletes would be required to compete as the sex on their birth certificate under a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution. Republican sponsor Rep. Chuck Basye during a state House committee hearing on Wednesday said transgender girls have an unfair advantage. He says allowing transgender girls to compete on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri legislators have given initial approval to a bill that would bar local health officials from ordering businesses and schools to close for more than 15 days during an emergency without getting permission of elected officeholder. During a debate Wednesday in the GOP-led House, Republicans railed against business restrictions that St.
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