JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education voted Thursday night to keep the JC Schools’ COVID-19 reentry plan in place and will reevaluate around the 30th day of school. Public comment mainly consisted of debating over masks for students in schools. Watch the meeting replay in the player below. It’s an ongoing
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The Jefferson City Board of Education is set to meet Thursday at 6 p.m. to discuss the district’s back-to-school plan, among other topics.
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The new health director from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Donald Kauerauf, said the delta variant of COVID-19 is affecting children “vastly” different than the alpha variant and should be treated as an entirely new disease.
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that today’s update will be posted Thursday morning. Boone County ranks seventh in the state with the most coronavirus cases in total volume in the past week. Cases are down 14.5% on the week. The county has a 8.4% positive test rate, according to the Missouri
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The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to extend the district’s coronavirus response plan, which includes a mandate that everyone wears a mask indoors.
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CPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood outlined the shortage during a presentation about the district and the coronavirus pandemic during a Columbia Board of Education meeting.
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The high number of people in ICUs causes hospitals to send patients to other health care facilities or have them wait in units not fully equipped for intensive care. MU Health Care reported 69 people in its ICU on Tuesday, with 15 of them positive with COVID-19. UM System President Mun Choi reported on Monday that the ICUs at MU Health Care hospitals were 100% full.
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State standardized test scores took a hit last year from the coronavirus pandemic that had some kids learning inside classrooms and some connecting with teachers virtually.
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The curators approved an extension through Oct. 15 that includes maks exemptions for vaccinated people at certain public events. Masks are still required for everyone in classrooms where social distancing isn’t possible.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to continue the mask mandate and COVID-19 plan. Watch the meeting replay in the player below. In the updated plan, the district has added remediation strategies for students and staff. The Superintendent will be able to decide if mask requirements are needed after consultation with
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The treatment works to prevent hospitalization and should be given to patients with mild to moderate symptoms, officials say. The Biden administration says the treatment has been 70% effective in unvaccinated individuals.
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The only item scheduled for action during the special meeting is the University of Missouri’s COVID-19 masking policy. The special meeting is scheduled to take place at 4 p.m. on Monday over Zoom.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.3% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,534 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 650,898 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 239 new probable cases with a total number of 134,761 antigen test results being positive. Two new
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The UM Board of Curators is set to meet on Zoom at 4 p.m. on Monday, to discuss the system’s current mask policy.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.3% on Saturday, The change in positivity comes along with 2,029 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 649,364 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 732 new probable cases with a total number of 134,522 antigen test results being positive. Thirteen new
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The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry voiced its opposition to President Joe Biden’s vaccine plan on the basis that it takes away businesses’ freedom of choice.
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