Coronavirus Archives

Novavax available at MU Health Care clinics as COVID-19 community level remains steady

August 19, 2022 11:40 AM Hannah Falcon

MU Health Care is offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to those 18 years and older who have not already received a vaccine.

State education leaders, local schools update COVID-19 policies

August 18, 2022 9:17 PM Matthew Sanders

Gone are the days of school kids being required to wear masks.

Mid-Missouri schools offering resources to students to combat ‘mental health crisis’

August 18, 2022 2:33 AM Marina Diaz

Mid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are calling a mental health crisis.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to take the omicron-specific COVID-19 booster?

August 18, 2022 2:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

Federal health officials are planning for an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot to be available as early as next month.

Hallsville school board approves updated COVID-19 guidelines

August 17, 2022 8:30 PM Leila Mitchell

The Hallsville Board of Education voted Wednesday night to approve the district’s updated plan for a safe return amid COVID-19.

Boone County health department measuring interest in new COVID-19 vaccine

August 17, 2022 1:41 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is asking people interested in taking a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine to let them know.

Vaccinations required for Mid-Missouri students before returning to school

August 16, 2022 6:42 AM Ben Fein

Health officials with MU Health Care are reminding parents across Missouri to vaccinate their children, before returning to the classroom.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospital status downgraded as COVID-19 rates fall

August 15, 2022 5:32 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County’s hospitals were in “yellow” status Monday, meaning some are limiting transfers or procedures, according to the county’s COVID-19 dashboard. The county’s hospitals added 14 patients with COVID-19 over the weekend, jumping from a reported 29 on Friday to 43 on Monday. The health department says two of those patients are in intensive care.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospitals move back to green status

August 12, 2022 4:08 PM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 10 case drop in hospitalizations due to COVID

August 11, 2022 3:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

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CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for Covid-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools

August 11, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation should move away from restrictive measures such as quarantines and social distancing and focus on reducing severe disease from Covid-19. In new guidelines released Thursday, the agency no longer recommends staying at least 6 feet away from

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 73 new COVID cases

August 10, 2022 3:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 50 new COVID cases

August 9, 2022 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County nearing 50,000 COVID cases since the pandemic started

August 8, 2022 4:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

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COVID-19 community level increases as students prepare to head back to school

August 5, 2022 6:41 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone, Howard and Cooper counties are experiencing high COVID-19 community levels just a few weeks before students are expected to head back to school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MU Health Care Pediatrician Christopher Wilhelm says COVID-19 cases will likely continue to rise as kids return to

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations up again

August 5, 2022 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

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THURSDAY UPDATE: COVID-19 hospitalizations jump in Boone County

August 4, 2022 5:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The number of people with COVID-19 in Boone County hospitals rose about 20% between Wednesday and Thursday, according to numbers reported by the county health department.