Downtown Columbia Leadership Council gives downtown safety update
Chief Jones says the department and community should take each incident case by case and thoughtful in their approach.
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New hours for MU Health Care COVID-19 testing site start Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Monday, MU Health Care will change the hours for its COVID-19 testing site at the Women’s Hospital on 404 N. Keene St. MU Health Care said the change is due to a decreased demand for COVID-19 testing. The site will now open every day from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s positivity rate drops below 20%; reports 74 new coronavirus cases
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Hearing scheduled Thursday in Columbia Public Schools mask mandate lawsuit
A court hearing is set for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, to decide whether or not a mask mandate can remain in Columbia Public Schools.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two more coronavirus-related deaths; 108 new cases
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Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations dropping in Missouri and Boone County
Just weeks ago Missouri was in the grips of the omicron wave, setting records for new cases and hospitalizations. Now the wave appears to have crested.
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Pediatric expert: Masks in schools help reduce omicron’s spread
Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
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Free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Columbia on Tuesday
On Tuesday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will host a free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Columbia.
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Missouri warns against overusing emergency departments as locals say they are struggling to keep up
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care leaders are asking Missourians to only use emergency departments when it is an emergency in the few weeks as emergency rooms are overcrowded at most hospitals. The Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourage patients experiencing severe illness or a life-threatening condition to continue to
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Hospitals seeing worst cases of COVID-19 in unvaccinated as omicron surge presses on
According to Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services, unvaccinated or partially unvaccinated people account for 88% of COVID-19 deaths in Missouri. Just 0.03% percent of people who are fully vaccinated have died from the virus in Missouri.
Continue Reading MU Health Care requiring COVID-19 booster for staff and students
MU Health Care announced Thursday, it will require a booster shot as part of its COVID-19 vaccination rules for staff.
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MU Health shifts staff as omicron surge keeps going
Like many other hospitals, MU Health Care is facing staffing concerns. The hospital is now reassigning nurses from non-clinical areas to bedside shifts.
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Holts Summit employer celebrates Supreme Court ruling on vaccine mandates
Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing Inc. tells ABC 17 the Supreme Court ruling blocking the vaccine mandate for large workplaces was a sigh of relief.
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Omicron surge increasing hospitalizations; patients may have long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms
Experts say the omicron variant causes a milder case of COVID-19, but many hospitals in Mid-Missouri are at max capacity as the surge continues to infect thousands.
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Mid-Missouri hospitals report staffing shortages amid omicron surge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hospitals across Mid-Missouri continue to report staffing shortages as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the state. Many hospitals have been experiencing a shortage since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago, but workers say this may be the biggest shortage they’ve seen. Dr. Lenora Adams, vice president of medical
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University of Missouri declines to change COVID-19 protocols amid spike in student cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators declined to change its COVID-19 protocols amid a spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among MU students. On Monday morning, the board members released an agenda for the immediate review of the system’s COVID-19 protocols. During the 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday, MU
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University of Missouri Board of Curators to review COVID-19 protocols
According to an agenda released Monday morning, board members are scheduled to meet over the phone and virtually at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The agenda shows an item listed as COVID-19 protocols.
Continue Reading Boone County hospital limits COVID-19 testing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is temporarily limiting its COVID-19 testing, the testing clinics will now only test people with COVID-19 symptoms. MU Health Care reported the change is in place until further notice, but it comes at a difficult time with the holidays and omicron variant COVID-19 cases rising fast. The hospital’s testing
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Highway Patrol reminds everyone to celebrate New Year’s safely
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is urging everyone to make good decisions regarding their New Year’s celebrations and to end 2021 on a safe note. MSHP says no one wants to start 2022 with a traffic crash or a DUI arrest. The Missouri State Highway Patrol began their New Year’s Holiday crash
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Omicron variant found in Mid-Missouri
Omicron, the highly-contagious COVID-19 variant, has been found in Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and other Missouri cities through wastewater surveillance, according to the Department of Health and Senior Services.
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