WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 287 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard
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Local bars hopeful they have made it through worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic with new order
olumbia businesses are rejoicing after the Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported it was lifting restrictions on hours for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues on Wednesday.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Osage Beach mass vaccination clinic canceled due to winter weather
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 12th straight day of double-digit cases; hospitals return to ‘green’ zone
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports first case of COVID-19 variant
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,004 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 465,448 cases reported in Missouri.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 71st COVID-19 related death; 8th day in a row of double digit new COVID-19 cases
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Mass vaccination event to begin at Faurot Field Thursday
MU Health Care’s mass vaccination event is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday and will aim to vaccinate 2,000 people.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Miller County Health Center to partner with Lake Regional Health Systems for vaccine clinics
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Many older Missourians face coronavirus vaccine access barriers
Independent living facilities in the area have expressed concerns that health departments are not giving their residents a fair opportunity to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Missouri GOP proposal would shield pre-existing conditions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several Republicans are trying to amend Missouri’s Constitution to ensure people with pre-existing conditions can access health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is undone. The proposals filed Tuesday in the Republican-led Legislature would require health insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions without charging them more. Those
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TUESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri announces sites for 2nd week of coronavirus mass vaccinations
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Health officials hope for small gatherings this Super Bowl Sunday
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department is recommending people choose to watch the Super Bowl in their own households this year with small groups of people.
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MU Health to open 4,000 slots for coronavirus vaccine shots
The state will alternate weekly which hospital groups the doses are going to.
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Sedalia health leaders aim to vaccinate 2,200 in drive-thru event
Some Missourians will be receiving their COVID-19 vaccine today in Pettis County as the state continues to roll out mass vaccination sites across the state.
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WATCH: Coronavirus vaccine clinics open across Mid-Missouri
Randolph, Pettis and Audrain counties will hold mass vaccination clinics Friday for residents in Phase 1B, tiers one and two of the vaccine plan.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 86 new COVID-19 cases, 1st time vaccination rate is 7.4%
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 2nd COVID-19 related death this week; announces vaccine stand-by list
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Continue Reading Residents, staff at the Bluffs to get second dose of coronavirus vaccine
Walgreens’ vaccinators will administer the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine to long term care residents and staff at the Bluffs Tuesday.
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Boone County health providers waiting on more shipments before vaccinating people in Tier 2
The state of Missouri began vaccinating people who fall under phase 1B tier 2 on Jan. 18, but vaccines have not been readily available to people in that tier in Boone County.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases jump past 2,000
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,137 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.
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