Health experts say now is the time to get 16 and 17 year-olds vaccinated as the omicron variant continues to spread and as more school districts across the state start to take away the mask requirements.
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The first dose of coronavirus vaccine was administered a year ago Tuesday, when a New York doctor took the shot.
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The board voted 4-3 on the new policy that will take effect when students return from winter break on Jan. 4. Only students with symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test will be required to quarantine. The previous policy was to quarantine students in close contact with those who tested positive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia Board of Education voted to halt the mask mandate for the school district, but the policy won’t go into effect until after the winter break. Board members also voted to change the COVID-19 protocols to require only people who test positive for the virus to quarantine. Columbia
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The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to end the COVID-19 mask policy effective Jan. 4. Some parents expressed their opinions in favor of keeping the mask policy as cases are rising at schools in Columbia according to the 14-day rate. Other parents wanted the ability to make the decision for their own children
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Board members are set to review the plan at Monday night’s meeting at the Aslin Administration building off of Worley Street.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.5% on Sunday. An additional 1,681 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 766,421. There have also been 172,019 probable antigen test results being positive. One new death was added. DHSS has recorded
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.5% on Saturday. An additional 2,113 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 764,740. There have also been 174,963 probable antigen test results being positive, with 496 added Saturday. Four new deaths were
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A health department in southern Missouri says it will cease all work relating to COVID-19.
Continue Reading Columbia Public Schools is among the districts Schmitt has written to, telling administrators to drop their mask requirement. He has also sued the district over the requirement.
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Despite the omicron variant being an area of interest, health officials say the delta variant remains a concern.
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Missouri lawyers are questioning the attorney general’s interpretation of a Cole County ruling being used to justify his investigation into Columbia Public Schools.
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More people became eligible to get booster shots after the FDA authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine booster for 16- and 17-year-olds Thursday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in people ages 16 and 17. It’s the first Covid-19 vaccine booster authorized for this age group in the United States.
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Schmitt said Tuesday that he sent letters to school districts that still require masks ordering them to stop enforcing the mandate, including Columbia Public Schools. Schmitt has also sued the district over its mask rule for all students and workers. No hearings have been scheduled in that case.
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