Coronavirus Archives

CPS parents questioning when mask mandate will be lifted

October 26, 2021 6:43 PM Erika McGuire

CPS parents are asking when the mask mandate will be…

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of new active cases since beginning of September

October 26, 2021 7:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

October 26, 2021 3:40 PM CNN

Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children 5…

Federal officials say vaccine mandate legal but protesters question the rule

October 26, 2021 1:32 PM Joushua Blount

The requirement at 3M was sparked by President Joe Biden’s expected vax or test rule and mandates for federal contractors such as 3M. The new rule…

Columbia 3M employees protest company vaccine mandate

October 25, 2021 11:14 AM Joushua Blount

The walkout was a response to the company’s requirement that employees get vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be fired. 3M is one of many companies that will be…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should workers who don’t get the shot lose their jobs?

October 26, 2021 1:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

A group of workers at Columbia’s 3M plant walked out Monday to protest their company’s requirement to get vaccinated or be fired. 3M is following…

MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 58 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

October 25, 2021 6:56 AM ABC 17 News Team

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SUNDAY UPDATES: 520 new COVID-19 cases added across Missouri

October 24, 2021 2:38 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 6.5% on Sunday. An additional 520 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed…

SATURDAY UPDATES: Three new COVID-19 related deaths added the state’s dashboard

October 23, 2021 2:16 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 5.6% on Saturday. An additional 877 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed…

Mid-Missouri pharmacies giving newly authorized coronavirus booster shots

October 22, 2021 11:48 AM Joushua Blount

Hy-Vee said late Thursday that eligible individuals can get the COVID-19 booster shot from Moderna or Johnson & Johnson at the regional…

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of active cases since July 2

October 22, 2021 7:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new coronavirus cases; 321 active cases

October 21, 2021 6:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines

October 21, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

The CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices accepted the US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations for each vaccine –…

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3M employees speak out against vaccine mandate

October 20, 2021 12:21 PM Matthew Sanders, Zach Boetto

The White House could issue its employee coronavirus vaccination and test mandate any day, The Associated Press reports, as employers wait to get…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers affected you?

October 21, 2021 4:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

The mandate is part of the Biden administration’s push to increase vaccination rates nationwide. However, it has met with pushback from conservative…

Local parents and doctors react to White House plan to roll out COVID vaccines for children

October 20, 2021 11:33 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the White House announced Wednesday plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages five to 11, some parents are on the…