THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County to post Wednesday’s coronavirus information to the hub Friday morning
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Justice Department investigate threats against school boards?
The move has angered some politicians, who say the Justice Department is being used as a political weapon against concerned parents.
Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Active coronavirus cases remain below 300 in Boone County
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should coronavirus vaccinations be mandatory for health care workers?
President Joe Biden’s administration says it plans to require workers at health care providers that take Medicare and Medicaid funds to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Many providers have already instituted mandates. And those mandates have met pushback from some workers, who claim those rules violate their medical freedom. Should coronavirus vaccinations be mandatory for health
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Mixing booster vaccines approved for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More people in Mid-Missouri are now eligible to get a booster dose after the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. A local Columbia hospital and the Columbia/Boone County Health Department say they have enough adult booster shot supplies to
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri remains in the red zone; state profile report shows new cases down 17%
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Federal officials say vaccine mandate legal but protesters question the rule
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 requires federally contracted employers like 3M and others to make their workers get vaccinated. Another rule, yet to be implemented, requires vaccination of employees at companies with 100 or more workers.
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CPS parents questioning when mask mandate will be lifted
CPS parents are asking when the mask mandate will be lifted.
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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
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 to 11.
Continue Reading Columbia 3M employees protest company vaccine mandate
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 affected by a coming federal rule requiring companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated or regularly tested. 3M is one of Boone County’s biggest employers with more than 400 workers, according to Regional Economic Development, Inc.’s annual report.
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should workers who don’t get the shot lose their jobs?
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 Biden administration rules as a federal contractor in requiring the shots.
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 58 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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SUNDAY UPDATES: 520 new COVID-19 cases added across Missouri
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 cases since the start of the pandemic is now 697,961. There have also been 149,972 probable antigen test results being positive, with 115 added Sunday. DHSS has recorded a
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Three new COVID-19 related deaths added the state’s dashboard
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 cases since the start of the pandemic is now 697,441. There have also been 149,857 probable antigen test results being positive, with 310 added Saturday. Three new deaths were
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Mid-Missouri pharmacies giving newly authorized coronavirus booster shots
Hy-Vee said late Thursday that eligible individuals can get the COVID-19 booster shot from Moderna or Johnson & Johnson at the regional supermarket chain’s locations in Mid-Missouri. Hy-Vee has locations in Columbia, Jefferson City and Osage Beach.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of active cases since July 2
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new coronavirus cases; 321 active cases
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CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines
The CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices accepted the US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations for each vaccine — after considerable discussion about whether such broad authorization as needed for Moderna’s. Members broadly agreed that people who got Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine need a second vaccination, as that vaccine is less effective than Moderna’s and Pfizer’s in preventing infection.
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3M employees speak out against vaccine mandate
The White House could issue its employee coronavirus vaccination and test mandate any day, The Associated Press reports, as employers wait to get details on a key part of President Joe Biden’s plan to boost vaccination rates.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers affected you?
The mandate is part of the Biden administration’s push to increase vaccination rates nationwide. However, it has met with pushback from conservative politicians and workers who say it impinges on their freedom.
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