Multiple mid-Missouri vaccination clinics accepting walk-ins Thursday
The Cooper County Public Health Center is hosting a vaccine clinic Thursday open to anyone 16 years or older.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should colleges require students to get coronavirus shots?
Some colleges and universities are requiring their students to get coronavirus shots before they return for classes in the fall.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Moniteau County reports 31 coronavirus related death
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Growing number of colleges require coronavirus vaccine to attend
One of the first schools to announce mandatory vaccination for students was Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, effective this fall.
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Camdenton school board rescinds all coronavirus precautions
The 4-3 vote Monday means students and staff who were in quarantine because of exposure with a person who tested positive can return to school, Superintendent Tim Hadfield said in a message to families. The vote also makes masks and social distancing voluntary, Hadfield said.
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Branson repeals mask mandate early
The Missouri tourist town of Branson is ditching its mask mandate early after electing a new mayor who ran on a platform that called for doing away with it.
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Mid-Missouri vaccine supply outpacing the demand
Nearly 39% of Boone County’s population has gotten at least one vaccine dose and 25% are fully vaccinated.
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Federal report shows substantial decrease in COVID-19 deaths
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s latest state profile report, or ‘red zone’ report, recorded an 86% decrease in COVID-19 deaths from the previous week. Missouri State Profile Report April 9Download While COVID-19 deaths decreased, the case and positivity rates both increased. The state reported 4,241 new COVID-19 cases, which is a 5% increase from the previous
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the Johnson & Johnson news changed your mind?
Local health departments and pharmacies are left to reschedule appointments.
Continue Reading Missouri vaccinators updated on halting of Johnson and Johnson distribution
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vaccinators in Missouri are asked to hang onto their doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after distribution was halted on Tuesday The Department of Health and senior services held its weekly COVID-19 with health providers across the state on Wednesday and addressed concerns surrounding the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. US officials
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TUESDAY UPDATES: MU Health: COVID-19 vaccine appointments available Thursday thru Saturday
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Cole County health director receives pay rise
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Director is expected to make some more money for her role during the pandemic. Cole County Commissioner Sam Bushman says Kristi Campbell will earn an extra seven dollars per hour for the rest of 2021. She is expected to make about $100,000. The cost of her raise
Continue Reading Coronavirus vaccine side effects may be more common in women
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Women are more likely to experience side effects from the coronavirus vaccines compared to their counterparts, a federal study shows. And women made up all six cases that led to the pause in administering one brand of vaccine Tuesday. The FDA and Centers for Disease Control Prevention announced Tuesday morning that officials
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Columbia/Boone County seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services department extended its health order after a significant increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the county, along with one case of the UK variant being found within the county. Health department director Stephanie Browning made the decision to extend the health department’s public health order
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Mid-Missouri pharmacies, health departments cancel Johnson & Johnson appointments
The cancellations were necessary after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state has paused the use of Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine after reports of blood clots.
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Missouri joins states pausing use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state has paused the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after multiple reports of rare blood clots were announced.
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Federal official: CDC, FDA taking reports of blood clots and J&J Covid-19 vaccine ‘seriously’
US health agencies are taking concerns about blood clots and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “seriously” and are working to assess whether the shot is associated with a very small increased risk of rare blood clots, a federal official told CNN.
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Missouri House votes against proof-of-vaccine mandates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted to ban private businesses from requiring proof of vaccination from either employees or customers. House lawmakers voted 88-56 Monday to tack the provision on another bill. There appears to be widespread opposition in the Republican-led Legislature to preemptively ban so-called vaccine passports. Vaccine passports are
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County to host Spanish speaking coronavirus vaccine event Saturday
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Continue Reading Coronavirus shots available at pharmacies as Missouri expands eligibility
Pharmacy chains participating in a federal coronavirus vaccine program have available appointments to start the first full week of full eligibility in Missouri.
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