QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you been sick this fall?
Doctors say they’re seeing an unusually large number of respiratory illnesses for this point in the…
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Health experts warn of winter COVID-19 surge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Health officials in Missouri are preparing for the possibility of a winter surge of COVID-19, as communities nationwide…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you gotten the bivalent COVID-19 booster shot?
The FDA on Wednesday authorized the emergency use of an updated COVID-19 booster shot in people as young as…
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Pharmacist: Get flu, COVID-19 vaccines at the same time for convenience
A Columbia pharmacist says it’s a good idea to get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same…
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Doctor: COVID-19 remains a real threat
The president might have said the pandemic is over but this isn’t the time to forget how bad COVID-19 can be, a Boone Health doctor said…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you feel like the pandemic is over?
President Joe Biden told “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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Two additional clinics added in Columbia to administer new COVID booster
Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services added two additional clinics to administer the new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine due to high…
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Boone County health department reports seven more COVID-19 deaths since early July
Seven more Boone County residents have been added to the county’s COVID-19 death…
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Boone County health department offers more COVID-19 booster clinics
Boone County’s health department will host a series of clinics this month to administer the new COVID-19…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you going to get the new COVID-19 booster?
Federal regulators this week approved a new COVID-19 booster meant to target the omicron variants that have become the dominant strains across the…
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Mid-Missouri pharmacies, health care providers offer new COVID-19 booster
Nine Boone County pharmacies and health care providers are among those that preordered doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to omicron…
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More Mid-Missouri counties move into ‘high’ COVID-19 community level
Four more Mid-Missouri counties have moved into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high” community level for COVID-19, according to a…
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Columbia Public Schools to update COVID-19 plan with new CDC guidance
Columbia Public Schools will update its COVID-19 plan to reflect new, relaxed guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Two Mid-Missouri counties in ‘high’ community level for COVID-19
Two Mid-Missouri counties are in the “high” community level for COVID-19, while several others remain in the “medium” category, according to the…
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Novavax available at MU Health Care clinics as COVID-19 community level remains steady
MU Health Care is offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to those 18 years and older who have not already received a…
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State education leaders, local schools update COVID-19 policies
Gone are the days of school kids being required to wear masks.…
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Mid-Missouri schools offering resources to students to combat ‘mental health crisis’
Mid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to take the omicron-specific COVID-19 booster?
Federal health officials are planning for an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot to be available as early as next…
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Hallsville school board approves updated COVID-19 guidelines
The Hallsville Board of Education voted Wednesday night to approve the district’s updated plan for a safe return amid COVID-19.…
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Boone County health department measuring interest in new COVID-19 vaccine
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is asking people interested in taking a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine to…
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