The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.1% on Saturday. An additional 1,410 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 728,912. There have also been 163,434 probable antigen test results being positive, with 500 added Saturday. Six new deaths were
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Multiple locations across Mid-Missouri are offering a COVID-19 booster shot, after all Missourians over 18 were made eligible Friday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians 18 years or older are now eligible to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The state health department amended orders Friday to authorize a single booster dose for adults. Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized and endorsed the boosters Friday. Fully vaccinated
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is opening COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults, and urging them for anyone 50 and older. The decision Friday seeks to simplify what has been a confusing list of who’s eligible. Now for anyone 18 or older, the only requirement
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The second holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic is beginning, and this year more testing options are available for those wanting some extra peace of mind before seeing loved ones.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) statewide COVID-19 dashboard is publishing new data that it finds from “breakthrough infections.” DHSS reports the vaccine remains a strong defense against the virus, and that older age and health co-morbidities are strongly correlated with the “breakthrough infections.” According to DHSS and the Missouri Hospital
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The resolution requires the UM System and its four campuses to follow the executive order, which requires federal contract workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or be tested regularly. The board voted 7-1, with Curator Todd Graves abstaining. Jeffrey Layman, of Springfield, voted against the measure.
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Some people are making plans based on vaccination status, while others feel safe enough to gather regardless of who is or isn’t vaccinated.
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The UM System Board of Curators will discuss and could vote Thursday on how the system will implement the vaccine mandate for federal contractors, with some possible exceptions.
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In some states, booster doses are moving ahead of the first and second COVID-19 vaccination shots.
Continue Reading Missouri’s latest State Profile Report showed an increase of 28% in new COVID-19 cases, with 9,176 positive tests being reported last week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Wednesday that they have suspended all activities related to requiring employers with 100 or more employees to require vaccination or COVID-19 testing. This comes just five days after three major Missouri employers, Missouri Farm Bureau, MFA Oil, and Doyle Equipment Manufacturing, filed suit claiming
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As the holiday season approaches, so does the rise in COVID-19 cases around a few counties in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pandemic has caused many job shortages in different fields and long-term health care facilities have seen some of the worst of shortages since the pandemic started nationwide. According to American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living report, nursing homes lost 220,000 jobs and assisted living communities lost 38,000 jobs
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New COVID-19 diagnoses are up in about half of US states over the past week. Hospitalizations are up in 11 states, and deaths have risen in 17 states. US coronavirus cases have plateaued in recent weeks, holding on to about half of the growth from this summer’s latest surge. Epidemiologists are saying too many people
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way nearly everything works and has impacted billions of lives worldwide. One Kansas City COVID-19 long-hauler has been battling homelessness due to the financial hardships the virus has caused her. Meet Amanda Finley Amanda Finley, COVID-19 Long-Hauler Amanda Finley is a Missourian who calls herself
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