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Local hospitals reporting more COVID-19 hospitalizations as transmission rates spike in northern Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hospitals in Mid-Missouri are reporting a small increase in people battling COVID-19, as transmission rates go up and vaccinations continue to decline. According to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, 30 people were dealing with COVID-19 infections in hospitals. Of those, 18 are in the ICU, and nine are on ventilators. Only four

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Yellow fever mosquito detected

Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (KOVR) — A mosquito that can spread yellow fever was detected in San Joaquin County. The invasive insect was found in Stockton’s Brookside neighborhood, according to the county’s Mosquito and Vector Control District. This is the third year in a row this yellow fever mosquito

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Washington state approves offering free marijuana joints to those getting the Covid vaccine

Add free weed to the list of incentives being offered to people to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid. Officials at the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) on Monday gave state licensed cannabis retailers permission to offer one pre-rolled marijuana joint “to adult consumers who receive a vaccination at an in-store vaccination

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