TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of active coronavirus cases in nearly a month
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Stress lingers even as the country starts to emerge from coronavirus pandemic
The pandemic has caused more than 1 million deaths worldwide. Experts say that toll has contributed to mental health problems including anxiety, depression and other trauma and stress-related disorders.
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Some restaurants report trouble hiring as coronavirus restrictions are removed
Tellers manager Tera Eckerle said the restaurant’s biggest problem has not been limited business, but trying to find staff.
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Columbia Public Schools begins vaccinations on high school campuses
Columbia Public Schools students will have the opportunity to get vaccinated Tuesday at Battle High School.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should local health orders be allowed to expire?
Coronavirus health orders in Columbia and Boone County will expire next week and will not be replaced with new ones.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Local businesses react to news of Columbia, Boone County health orders expiring
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said Monday that the city and county coronavirus health orders will expire May 12 and will not be replaced, saying now is the right time to “turn back the dial” on restrictions.
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DESE says Columbia Public Schools relaxing quarantine and mask requirements is being done the right way
As more than 400 Columbia Public Schools students are either isolating or quarantining for COVID-19, the district is relaxing some virus protocols.
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Columbia tourism officials expect ‘economic boost’ from True/False Film Festival amid pandemic
The annual True/False Film Festival in Columbia starts Wednesday, and the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau expects it to be the economic boost Columbia needs as the pandemic winds on.
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Columbia and Boone County leaders to give COVID-19 update
Boone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about Missouri’s dropping coronavirus vaccination rate?
The number of shots given out daily in Missouri is dropping fast from its high in early April.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri’s positivity rate grows as state reports more than 800 new cases
Vaccinations are also continuing to decline in the state. The 7-day average of doses given daily out as of Saturday was 24,128. That’s down more than 56% of the peak on April 11th, when the 7-day average was 54,460 doses.
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Columbia health leaders explain what factors into COVID-19 health order updates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will host a community briefing to give an update on the current COVID-19 numbers and future plans of the Boone County health order. Scott Clardy, assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, said when making updates to the health order, the city is focused on three main
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports more than 600 new cases of COVID-19
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 628 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed through PCR testing on Saturday. In total, 502,267 cases have been found in the state of Missouri sin the start of the pandemic.
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Vaccine appointments available ahead of MU Health Care clinic at Faurot Field
MU Health Care is set to host a vaccine clinic Saturday at Faurot Field, offering vaccinations to all Missourians age 16 and older.
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Columbia Public Schools to host its first student vaccine clinic Tuesday
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will host it’s first student vaccination clinic at Battle High School on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Students looking to receive a vaccine at CPS clinics must be at least 16 years old and have a signed parental consent form. The clinics are in partnership with Columbia/Boone
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FRIDAY UPDATES: City of Columbia to host community briefing on COVID-19 Monday afternoon
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Local health departments calculating ‘breakthrough infections’ as Missourians become fully vaccinated
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Department, the Cole County Health Department, and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health are calculating how many fully and partially vaccinated residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Back in April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started asking health departments to gather information on “breakthrough
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Public schools monitor student coronavirus cases as they relax current protocols
The entire fifth grade at Beulah Ralph Elementary School is quarantined until May 10 after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
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Officials say coronavirus vaccine requirements not likely in Mid-Missouri
Leaders across the country have been grappling with the idea of “vaccine passports” and other vaccination requirements to take part in public life. Here in Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson has made it clear he will not support vaccine passports or requirements of any type state-wide.
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