WU COVID-19 survivor study finds ‘shocking’ risks: Health problems even months later
People fortunate enough to survive infection with the COVID-19 coronavirus can suffer health problems long afterward, Washington University researchers have…
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Systemic racism tied to Black reluctance to get COVID-19 shots
ST. LOUIS – When Samuel Kennedy was 7, he ran for his life to escape a bloodthirsty white mob in…
Medicaid expansion funding gets Missouri Senate thumbs-down
The Missouri Senate voted against funding Medicaid expansion, after a debate Wednesday night that will not be the final word on whether…
State struggles to track virus cases among the vaccinated
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (AP) — Missouri has reported just 14 breakthrough COVID-19 cases among people who are fully vaccinated to…
Missouri Senate renews push to bar vaccine passports, rein in health orders
A push to provide greater oversight over local health orders and ban vaccine passports was renewed this week when the…
Missouri COVID-19 cases top 500,000; more than 8,700 deaths
(AP) — The number of Missourians who have been infected with the coronavirus has now topped the half-million mark. The…
Many Americans can now go outside without a mask, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks…
Missouri to resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri is resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine after federal scientific advisers…
U.S. to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific…
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…
Affinia Healthcare, Beyond Housing to host COVID-19 vaccination site
PINE LAWN – Affinia Healthcare is hosting a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccination event on Saturday at the headquarters of Beyond Housing.…
Medicaid expansion fails Missouri Senate committee on tie vote
The Senate Appropriations Committee set the stage for a lengthy floor debate on Medicaid expansion, with a split vote late…
Missouri lawmakers strike deal on anti-abortion language in Medicaid funding bill
Abortion opponents think they have a deal that would curtail the availability of some contraceptive options for Medicaid recipients that won’t endanger…
Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as…
Missouri health director resigns
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, Gov. Mike Parson announced. Department…
Missouri spending bill would offer money for mortgage help, utility bills
Help may be coming for Missouri homeowners behind on their mortgage payments because of COVID-19 income losses. The Senate Appropriations…