Coronavirus Archives

Federal report shows drastic increase in Missouri hospital supply shortages

April 7, 2021 5:26 AM Ben Fein

In Missouri’s latest state profile report, formerly known as the ‘Red Zone’ report showed a 40% increase in hospitals reporting supply shortages.

TUESDAY UPDATES: South African coronavirus variant found in adult living in Jackson County

April 6, 2021 10:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WATCH: CPS superintendent talks full return, student vaccinations

April 6, 2021 2:22 AM Molly Stawinoga

CPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News This Morning at 6 a.m. Tuesday to talk about the return.

DEFENDERS: Be careful when posting COVID-19 vaccination cards to social media

April 5, 2021 11:12 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As vaccine eligibility opens up to more Missourians and Americans, people are wanting to share the moment on their social media accounts. Some people have been posting a selfie with their vaccination card as proof they got the coronavirus vaccine. U.S. Health officials are warning of this very thing. Health officials say

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nearly a third in the county have first vaccination dose

April 5, 2021 2:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Boone County outpaces Mid-Missouri in coronavirus vaccine; eligibility expands this week

April 5, 2021 12:29 PM Leila Mitchell

Boone County has the second-highest vaccination initiation rate at 32.8% among the 117 local public health agencies in the state, with 59,128 coronavirus vaccinations given out.

District still needs substitute teachers as CPS returns to five-day weeks

April 5, 2021 11:54 AM Meghan Drakas

Most Columbia Public Schools students returned to a five-day-a-week, in-person learning schedule Monday, but the district still doesn’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms.

Columbia Public Schools buses lined up as students and teachers return to full time in person classes.

CPS returns to full-time, in-person classes

April 5, 2021 5:47 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students and teachers in Columbia Public Schools will return to 5-day, in-person classes Monday. Students are still required to wear masks on buses and on campus. However, classroom teachers are expected to provide time for students to take “mask breaks” throughout the school day. Families are encouraged to provide their own transportation

Missouri ERAP application for rental and utility assistance closes Monday

April 4, 2021 7:18 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Missouri State Assistance for Housing Relief is now accepting applications for rental and utility assistance for those who have been financially impacted by the pandemic. The Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program (ERAP) provides financial support to both landlords and renters who have been effected by the pandemic. Residents and landlords can apply

SUNDAY UPDATES: COVID-19 7 day positivity rates continues to slowly grow

April 4, 2021 2:55 PM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 279 news cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total to 490,927 since the start of the pandemic. No new deaths were reported on sunday, keeping the number at 8,504 deaths throughout the Show Me State. The part of the state’s COVID-19 dashboard monitoring deaths has

Columbia Public Schools set to return to full time in-person learning

April 4, 2021 5:28 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to return most students to the classroom five days a week in March.

COVID-19 “long-haulers” seeing side effects of virus for potentially months after diagnosis

April 3, 2021 6:53 PM Meghan Drakas

St. Louis resident and teacher, Mary Grobe was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in mid-November and is still dealing with the long-term side effects of the virus.

SATURDAY UPDATES: More than 27 percent of Missourians have started vaccination process

April 3, 2021 2:03 PM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 327 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 490,648 throughout the pandemic. The state’s 7-day positivity rate is currently at 4.4 percent. The state also reported 5 news deaths due to the virus. Since the start of the pandemic, 8,504

No immediate impact in Missouri from J&J vaccine problem

April 2, 2021 6:34 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state health official says the loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a manufacturing mistake should have no immediate impact in Missouri. Adam Crumbliss is director of the public health division of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. He

Local health departments prepare for the activation of Phase 3 next week

April 1, 2021 5:18 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) All Missourians will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine next Friday, April 9. Local health departments are preparing on how to accommodate a larger group becoming eligible. The state is moving forward with its vaccine distribution plan as Phase 3 will become eligible on April 9. Phase 3 allows for all

ABC 17 News April 1 coronavirus roundtable discussion

April 1, 2021 8:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In just eight days all Missourians will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The state is moving along with its vaccine rollout after entering phase two on Monday, under this phase nearly 900,000 state residents became eligible for a shot. ABC 17 News spoke with Ashton Day with the Columbia/Boone County

Parson says he won’t require vaccine passports in Missouri

April 1, 2021 7:24 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says he won’t require what are known as vaccine passports in Missouri. But Parson told reporters Thursday that he’s OK with private companies adopting them. Vaccine passports are documentation that shows travelers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. Technology companies and travel-related