Missouri last in U.S. for nursing home staff vaccinations
Even as nursing homes worked through the summer to get Missouri over the halfway mark in employee vaccinations, the state…
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Federal center tenants misled over toxic exposure, report finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said in a letter to President Joe Biden and members…
Federal vaccine rule for private businesses to kick in on Jan. 4
WASHINGTON — Many private employers beginning in January will have to ensure their workers either are fully vaccinated against COVID-19…
Database shows Missouri residents what contaminants are in our drinking water
Missouri and Kansas residents may be drinking unsafe amounts of arsenic, nitrates and other chemicals — even if their provider…
Corizon loses challenge to Missouri prisoner medical care contract award
The company providing health care to state prisoners failed to prove a competitor misled state purchasing officers to win the $1.4 billion…
As EPA cracks down on ‘forever chemicals,’ Missouri to start testing drinking water
Missouri could start testing small drinking water systems for harmful “forever chemicals” by the end of the year as the…
Shipments of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11 on the way to states
WASHINGTON — Regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization on Friday to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for 5-…
If Missouri doesn’t spend its federal rental and utility assistance money, it could lose it
Jill McCormick shook her head and lifted her eyes to the ceiling. “What is the hold up for getting that…
Infighting, bad predictions hindered Missouri response to virus’s Delta variant
Dr. Robin Trotman had an inkling his Springfield hospital system was experiencing a harbinger of what was to come. It…
COVID cases, deaths at packing plants were triple previous counts
The numbers of meatpacking workers infected and killed by the coronavirus are much higher than previously known, a congressional review…
Higher COVID rates seen in Missouri counties with large prison populations
Since the Delta variant of the coronavirus took hold at the beginning of June, almost a quarter million Missourians have tested…
Simple safety tips for 2021 Halloween trick-or-treating
The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on porches and children across the country are planning their spooky costumes.…
Fresh faces, fewer tools: Meet some new health officials fighting COVID
VIRGINIA CITY, Mont. — Emilie Sayler’s roots run deep in southwestern Montana. She serves on a nearby town council and…
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers…
COVID-19 vaccination clinic returns to Metro transit center
DOWNTOWN – Vaccinations against COVID-19 are being offered Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Civic Center Transit Center, at 14th and…
COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 to 11 could be ready as soon as next week
WASHINGTON — The next wave of the massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign could begin as soon as next week, after federal regulators…