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Politics
Parson’s office won’t release resignation letter of second key official
The same day as Randall Williams’ sudden resignation as Missouri’s top health official, another key member of the executive branch…
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Politics
Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he hoped to name a new state health director quickly…
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Opinion
Jaco: St. Louis’ vaccine hunger games, sponsored by Qpublican extremists
Gov. Mike Parson and his politicized “health” department crowing about Missouri’s “balanced” approach to COVID is like an arsonist hired…
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Coronavirus
Jaco: COVID confusion due to crackpot ideology
I got my COVID-19 vaccine by accident. As a certified geezer (70, cardiac pacemaker, blah blah blah) I wanted to…
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Coronavirus
Mass vaccination sites planned across Missouri
(AP) — Missouri plans mass vaccination sites by the end of the month in an effort to get more protection…
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Coronavirus
Health care workers in Missouri start getting coronavirus vaccine
(AP) — Health care workers in both of Missouri’s urban areas received doses of the coronavirus vaccine Monday afternoon —…
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Coronavirus
Missouri vaccinations could start Thursday, official says
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri expects to receive more than 220,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines by about Christmas if federal…
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Coronavirus
Children’s hospitals treating adults as virus surges
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Children’s hospitals here have started treating adult patients as area hospitals struggle to keep up with…
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Coronavirus
Missouri to vaccinate priority groups by end of year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director said Friday that the state should be able to vaccinate all hospital workers,…
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Coronavirus
Missouri reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials reported on Saturday the state’s biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases amid record…
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Coronavirus
Billion in federal virus aid still unspent in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has less than two months to spend roughly $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid, the…
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Coronavirus
Virus claims Missouri boy, 13; hospital CEOs raise concerns
(AP) — Missouri hospital leaders are raising alarms about bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to spike, with some urging…
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Coronavirus
Missouri hospitalizations at new high, positivity rate up
(AP) — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus in Missouri reached another record Thursday, and the seven-day average…
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Coronavirus
Glitch caused Missouri virus count inaccuracy
JEFFERSON CITY — A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in…
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Coronavirus
Washington U. coronavirus saliva test approved by FDA
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug…
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Coronavirus
Missouri health chief balks at mandates despite ‘red zone’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top health official has insisted that a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing…
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Coronavirus
Summer camp virus outbreak raises safety questions
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of children at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the…
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Coronavirus
Missouri officials cite reporting delay as virus cases spike
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri reported Tuesday the state’s highest daily increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which health…
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Coronavirus
Missouri health officials replacing outdated computer system
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — It took a global pandemic to convince Missouri health officials to abandon a more than two-decade-old,…
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Coronavirus
Missouri sees two-day spike in virus cases, deaths
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Missouri rose by 37 on Thursday, the second…
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Business
Officials urge caution when Missouri virus order lifts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor lauded on Thursday the end of a statewide social distancing order next week, even…
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Coronavirus
Missouri sees biggest increase in coronavirus cases in month
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases are on the rise in Missouri, according to state health department data. The…
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Coronavirus
Missouri health director warns revelers: Virus is still here
(AP) — Missouri’s health director issued a dire warning Monday after photos and video showed Memorial Day weekend revelers partying…
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