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THURSDAY UPDATES: Roots N Blues Festival will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry

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The Roots N Blues Festival will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry into the festival. Festival officials are asking attendees to bring four things to enter: a valid government issued IDproof of vaccinationor a negative covid test obtained less than 72 hours before entry is required. Children will

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KATE GROSSMAN, PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN AT BOONE HEALTH

‘We’re absolutely in a third wave:’ Front-line ICU doctor calls for mask mandate and vaccine outreach

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pulmonary and critical care physician Kate Grossman is a front-line ICU doctor working with COVID-19 patients every day at Boone Health in Columbia. She says Columbia’s health care workers are overwhelmed. “It’s incredibly busy and it’s incredibly exhausting,” Grossman said. “Every day in the hospital, we are full, we have nurses caring

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Missouri State Capitol on 10-21-20

Judge orders state to start enrolling people eligible under Medicaid expansion

9:59 AM

Judge Jon Beetem in his order said the state must start enrolling people eligible under expansion, which was set to start July 1 before state officials decided not to expand eligibility, leading to a court battle. The Missouri Supreme Court sided with proponents of expansion last month, ordering Beetem to reverse his earlier ruling in favor of the state’s arguments against expansion.

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