Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets nod from U.S. panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just…
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Only half in U.S. want vaccine, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll…
Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller cities
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly…
Vaccines may arrive quickly in St. Louis
CITY HALL – With federal approval of a vaccine for COVID-19 expected quickly, city officials are busy preparing to get…
‘Time of war’: Hospitals short of staff, ICU beds
St. Louis-area hospitals are seeing 20 patients die every day. “That is 20 people a day who won’t be going…
Abortion fight sparks revamp of Missouri petition laws
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Laws used by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last year to slow the collection of…
COVID-19 forcing some jails, police departments to close
(AP) — The coronavirus surge is creating problems for Missouri police departments and sheriff’s offices, forcing some to temporarily close…
Why not wear a mask, save a life?
I volunteered to work on Election Day in Cole County, and took training as an election judge. At 54, I’m…
Trump lawyer Giuliani hospitalized with coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani had tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Missouri suffering higher average number of virus cases
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The average number of virus cases Missouri reports each day is on the rise again after…
COVID-19 relief bill won’t include $1,200 checks, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running out, lawmakers closed in Sunday on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly…
Krewson leans against tightening occupancy for restaurants, bars
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson is pondering a recommendation by a city health advisory panel that the allowable occupancy…
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…
Congress wrestles with COVID-19 relief deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a…
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,…
Missourians need more COVID-19 aid, now
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians, including children, are struggling to get by during our coronavirus public health emergency, according to…