COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the White House announced Wednesday plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages five to 11, some parents are on the fence, but health experts are backing the idea, saying it is an important step in the vaccine effort. Some parents ABC 17 News spoke with were skeptical, wanting more
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The nationwide food supply shortage has hurt some schools districts in communities that need to serve lunch to students. According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary school, the distributors that deliver the foods could be facing staffing issues or a lack of product availability because of the pandemic supply chain crisis. Mallory McGowin
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The University of Missouri’s mandate ended last week and the City of Columbia says masks won’t be required in most city buildings starting this week. Yet mandates remain in Columbia Public Schools, at MU Health Care and in some other public settings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As major retailers across the nation continue to see supply chain problems resulting from the pandemic, local downtown Columbia businesses are feeling the effects. From the grocery store to local everyday restaurants, the supply chain crisis has caused price hikes and supply shortages. Economists say the crisis was magnified by COVID-19. “It
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 7.6% on Sunday. The total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 692,889. There have also been 148,307 probable antigen test results being positive. DHSS has recorded a total of 11,835 deaths. The state dashboard says new cases are down by
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The University of Missouri announced Thursday that masks will no longer be required on campus, however they will still be recommended.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wearing a mask indoors on the Mizzou campus will no longer be required but will now be optional. The announcement came after they said they see an increasing trend in vaccinations. “We now see our local hospitals are keeping up with the needs of COVID-19 and other patients. More people in our
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The mandate, in effect since July, applied to classrooms and indoor spaces where social distancing was not possible. Leaders of the University of Missouri System will ask that everyone wear masks indoors, especially where they can’t keep distance, but it will not be required.
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The option, called “test to stay,” allows students and workers to take frequent COVID-19 tests to avoid quarantine after exposure to the virus in school. The guidance is optional, so some districts might decide not to change their policies.
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Statewide and National entities are discussing “test to stay,” as a method to allow students in K-12 education to avoid student quarantines.
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Continue Reading With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.
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Some Mid-Missouri schools have rolled back their mandates as the delta-driven wave of new coronavirus cases has slowed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday to raise wages for school bus drivers after the administration asked them to a current contract agreement with the company that CPS contracts with to bus students to and from buildings. According to the school district’s website, drivers are currently starting at $16.25/per hour, but this
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