QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you travel over the holidays?
Health experts are cautioning Americans not to travel for the holidays, just as they did at Thanksgiving.
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MU Health receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Boone Hospital’s coming Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health received its first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday evening. The shipment of nearly 3,000 doses arrived at University Hospital around 6:45 p.m. MU Health Care executive director of pharmacy and laboratory services Brad Myers said the vaccine will start to be administered Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. and
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Moniteau County Health Center reports 17th COVID-19 related death
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MU Health won’t take state’s offer of staffing help
MU Health said in a statement Tuesday that is has already signed contracts to bring in extra traveling nurses, making the state’s help unneeded.
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St. Mary’s Hospital starts vaccinating staff against coronavirus
St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City administered its first shots of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Tuesday afternoon.
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Springfield extends mask ordinance to April
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Springfield is extending its mask requirement until April 9, citing the fast-rising number of hospitalizations and deaths in Missouri’s third-largest city, and leaders are warning that violators will face punishment. Mayor Ken McClure said at a news conference Tuesday that the decision comes amid the “darkest days when
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Columbia Board of Education approves $1.2 million air purifier contract
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education moved to improve COVID-19 safety measures at its meeting Monday night. One of the measures the BOE approved was the purchase of air purifiers for classrooms. According to board documents, the cost of the “ionization devices” is about $1.2 million. The cost will be covered by the
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Columbia Board of Education votes to push back elementary students’ return to in-person learning on Jan. 19
If approved, elementary students would join high school and middle school students and return to in-person learning on Jan. 19.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Three mid-Missouri counties report multiple COVID-19 deaths
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First shipments of coronavirus vaccine arrive in Missouri
Gov. Mike Parson said on his social media accounts Monday afternoon that the first vials of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine have arrived in the state.
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ICU nurse in New York among the first people in the US to get authorized coronavirus vaccine
A critical care nurse was the first person in New York and among the first people in the United States to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine
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COVID-19 vaccine making its way to Missouri as soon as Monday
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says 51,675 doses are heading to the state in the first shipment. Dr. Randall Williams said they expect the first vaccines to be administered in Missouri on Thursday.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: State reports more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,694 new Coronavirus cases on Sunday. There have been 345,041 cases reported in Missouri.
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Room at the Inn to open its doors tomorrow
The Room At the Inn winter shelter opens its doors for the season Sunday at 7 p.m.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: State surpasses 4,500 COVID-19 related deaths
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard added 3,743 new cases Saturday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 342,347. It also added 22 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 4,503. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins University is reporting a record 3,309 deaths logged Friday across the U.S.,
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Missouri’s phased COVID-19 vaccinations could start next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will soon enter phase one of their vaccine roll out plan after the FDA authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The state says their plan revolves around three principles; vaccination, coordination, and communication. The first phase of that plan will begin in limited numbers, before the end of the year.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri Department of Conservation Headquarters and Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City to close to the public Monday
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which has been found to be 95% effective, will be soon shipped around the country so vaccinations can begin within days. An emergency use authorization means
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Columbia housing program makes thousands in CARES Act grants available for local nonprofits
Columbia Housing and Community Development is offering thousands in grants to local nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to area residents.
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First Missouri coronavirus vaccines could be given Thursday
Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, laid out the timeline in a call with reporters Friday.
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