COVID exposure from St. Louis County Council meeting unclear
CLAYTON (AP) — Health officials say they are struggling to track down a crowd of anti-mask protesters who attended a…
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Missouri COVID death toll ignores antigen-tested cases as official tally tops 10,000
Missouri officially passed the grim milestone of 10,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday when the Department of Health and Senior Services added…
Missouri tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 during pandemic
(AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Missouri has topped 10,000, according to the state health department’s coronavirus dashboard…
CDC urges COVID vaccination during pregnancy as Delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in…
State now taking applications for expanded Medicaid; processing begins Oct. 1
Missourians who qualify for benefits under Medicaid expansion can begin enrolling, but it may take up to two months until…
Delta variant surge appears to be peaking in Missouri
Missouri is seeing the first signs that the Delta variant surge may have crested, though many areas still suffer from rising COVID-19…
State must immediately let Missourians enroll in expanded Medicaid, judge rules
The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to…
375,000 Missourians enter vaccine lottery; drawing Friday
More than 375,000 Missourians have entered the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery program, but vaccinations continue to lag, especially in rural…
City renters facing eviction can get help at walk-in clinics
ST. LOUIS – The city is hosting walk-in clinics at two sites to help tenants facing immediate eviction apply for…
Less than half of nursing home staff vaccinated; new lockdowns feared
Many of the staff and residents in Shunda Whitfield’s nursing home in St. Louis County were sick before they even…
State seeks to boost prizes in local vaccination incentive program
Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100…
Page urges St. Louis County Council to adopt mask mandate
The head of St. Louis County’s government on Monday urged its council to adopt a mask mandate amid a spike…
COVID vaccines likely to get FDA’s full OK within weeks, Fauci hopes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful…
Weary businesses confront new round of mask mandates
Businesses large and small, from McDonald’s and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as U.S. coronavirus…
Annie Malone wins $2.7 million to fight substance abuse, promote mental health
Annie Malone Children & Family Services was recently awarded a $2.7 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Casual as well as close relationships are vital for older adults
In May, Vincent Keenan traveled from Chicago to Charlottesville, Va., for a wedding — his first trip out of town…