Missouri hospitals sound alarm over latest COVID wave
St. Louis area hospitals are getting “crushed” by the highest number of COVID patients they’ve seen yet in the pandemic,…
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Experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ in Missouri as virus cases jump
ST. LOUIS (AP) — New cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging throughout Missouri, and health leaders are warning of…
Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective…
Pandemic Task Force to hold Moment of Silence on May 10
ST. LOUIS – A moment of silence is planned at 10 a.m. on May 10 to acknowledge and honor the…
Jaco: 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…
Parson disputes complaints about St. Louis vaccine doses
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — An irritated Gov. Mike Parson defended on Thursday the state’s distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and accused…
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations drop in Missouri
(AP) — Experts in all corners of Missouri are seeing room for optimism in the fight against the coronavirus thanks…
Missouri’s vaccine campaign called too slow
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri isn’t vaccinating people quickly enough to create widespread immunity by this summer, health experts say.…
Field hospital considered as virus surges in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials are discussing canceling all but the most urgent medical procedures and building a field hospital…
Hospital workers beg public to help stop virus’ spread
ST. LOUIS – Health professionals spoke out Friday at the daily press briefing of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task…
Mask mandates cut virus’ spread here, SLU study shows
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mask mandates in St. Louis and St. Louis County slowed the spread of the coronavirus this…
Coronavirus surge may bring new restrictions here
(AP) — Leaders of St. Louis city and county warned Monday that new restrictions may be necessary unless the coronavirus…
Brace for another year of COVID-19, area doctors warn
(AP) – Leading St. Louis-area doctors are warning residents to brace for at least another year of living with COVID-19.…
Staying safe during reopening is doable, Garza encourages
ST. LOUIS – The region’s work in minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been “really remarkable,” Dr. Alex…
Virus milestone: 1,034 have recovered, are back home
ST. LOUIS – More than a thousand St. Louisans who were hospitalized with the COVID-19 coronavirus have recovered and are…
Coronavirus peak near, recovery slow, Garza advises
ST. LOUIS – The peak of the COVID-19 coronavirus is still ahead, with the virus spreading more quickly than people…