Parson rejects idea of vaccine passports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he wouldn’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but was…
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Registration opens for vaccinations at Dome
ST. LOUIS – The Dome at America’s Center is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination event next week, run by the…
Dear Normal: Were you really that great?
Dear Normal, Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully…
880,000 more Missourians now eligible for vaccinations
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — An estimated 880,000 Missourians became eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination Monday under Phase 2 of…
Website helps families choose the perfect virtual or in-person summer camp
ST. LOUIS – For the second summer of COVID-19, families are looking for some kind of camp – safe, whether…
How Missouri’s public health defunding led to vaccination chaos
Missourians have driven hours to find vaccines in rural counties — at least those people with cars and the time…
This Passover, as in the past, will recognize tragedies, offer hope
Jewish families will gather for Passover this weekend in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while holding…
Missouri lawmaker faces more charges for alleged COVID-19 treatment scam
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker already indicted on 20 charges related to a fraud scheme involving medical…
Push to limit local health orders dies on bipartisan vote
More than a year into the COVID-19 virus’ spread in Missouri, a push to restrain local officials’ authority to issue…
Most vaccinators don’t use Missouri registration system
Jill Anderson’s weekends are consumed sitting at a desk in her home in Webster Groves, hunting down COVID-19 vaccine appointments…
County to resume evictions; tenants, landlords can get help
CLAYTON – Some evictions will resume in St. Louis County this week, after a year-long freeze because of the COVID-10…
Surge in child hunger overwhelms wealthy counties
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade.…
Missouri’s, other states’ rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired
The first three months of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout suggest that faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis…
‘Vaccine passports’ that show you’re inoculated are on the way
WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — and along…
Missouri child care providers wait months for payment
For Aaliyah Bailey, a single mother in St. Peters, Missouri’s child care subsidy program wasn’t there when she needed it…
Zoos aim to curb virus’ spread from people to animals
(AP) — Zoo animals could soon be getting virus shots to protect them from their human caregivers and visitors. “There’s…