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New gender gap: More women than men are getting COVID vaccine
Mary Ann Steiner drove 2½ hours from her home in University City to the tiny Ozark town of Centerville to…
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Missouri pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Missouri will pause use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as recommended by federal authorities who are investigating six instances…
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Chinese vaccines don’t work well, top official admits
BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official…
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FEMA invites everyone to get vaccinations at the Dome this weekend, any day
DOWNTOWN – Nearly 1,900 people got COVID-19 coronavirus vaccinations Friday at the clinic being run at the Dome at America’s…
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Under short-lived committee, some businesses jumped vaccine line
In the span of 10 minutes in late February, a panel of state officials signed off on nearly 1,300 people…
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Days after all Missouri adults are eligible for vaccine, state expects fewer doses
Missouri officials expect to see hundreds of thousands of fewer vaccine doses than anticipated next week, just days after eligibility…
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Drops in COVID transmission rates stall
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Drops in coronavirus transmission rates in the St. Louis area are beginning to stall, raising concerns…
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Most vaccinators don’t use Missouri registration system
Jill Anderson’s weekends are consumed sitting at a desk in her home in Webster Groves, hunting down COVID-19 vaccine appointments…
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Missouri’s, other states’ rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired
The first three months of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout suggest that faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis…
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‘Vaccine passports’ that show you’re inoculated are on the way
WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — and along…
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COVID-19 vaccination will open to all Missourians on April 9
Early next month, every adult in Missouri will be eligible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the…
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Page blasts Missouri’s ‘fumbled vaccine rollout’
(AP) — Missouri teachers and other school workers are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, even as St. Louis County Executive…
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Missouri virus cases tick upward after months of decline
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases is ticking upward after months of decline. The state’s coronavirus…
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CDC updates rules for the vaccinated; Exclusive interview with Dr. Garza
ST. LOUIS • Dr. Alex Garza, the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force commander, shared some of the new CDC guidelines…
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More restrictions eased as 1 million Missourians vaccinated
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A year after Missouri confirmed its first COVID-19 infection, local governments are continuing to relax coronavirus…
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Vaccine is slow to reach Black Missourians
When the pandemic hit St. Louis last March, it soon became clear that the majority of COVID hospital patients were coming…
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Open spaces, no pharmacies: Rural U.S. confronts vaccine void
SURRY, Va. (AP) — When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she…
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Vaccine-help group faces charges of politics, censorship
A Facebook group hailed by local media for helping St. Louisans find vaccination sites for scarce COVID-19 vaccines is facing…
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After vaccination outrage, Parson vows more urban events
Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still…
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J&J vaccinations to start Wednesday in Missouri
(AP) — Missouri vaccinators are expected to receive the first 50,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
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J&J’s vaccine is cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration cleared…
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As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — When COVID-19 patients inundated St. Louis hospitals, respiratory therapists arriving for yet another grueling shift with…
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Advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the…
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Some elderly, sick St. Louisans travel for vaccine
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some elderly and sick residents of the St. Louis area, fed up with waiting to get…
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St. Louis NAACP files complaint on lack of prisoner vaccines
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis NAACP has filed federal civil rights complaints against Missouri over the lack of…
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No plan to move Missouri teachers up in vaccine line
(AP) — Missouri has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations, instead focusing on getting…
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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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County prosecutor Bell sets virus vaccine example
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell received his second injection of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. The prosecutor…
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Average new U.S. virus cases drop below 100,000
ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the…
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State promises aldermen to help city vaccinate those most in need
CITY HALL – Missouri is taking steps to ensure that those most in need get vaccinated, two state health officials…
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