U.S. grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified…
Tag: Omicron variant
‘A shock’: Health care groups kept in dark when Missouri ended COVID emergency order
When Susan Klotz heard the governor had announced he would be allowing the COVID-19 state of emergency to expire at…
Surge in virus hospitalizations makes transfers difficult
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Missouri driven by the spread of the highly contagious…
COVID hits Missouri nursing homes again; staff hard hit
ST. LOUIS (AP) — COVID-19 infections are rising again in Missouri nursing homes as the highly contagious Omicron variant surges.…
Stressed hospitals are forced to hunt for ventilators
(AP) — Doctors in Missouri and Kansas are hunting down ventilators and running out of monoclonal antibodies as COVID-19 patient…
History, art museums close as COVID strikes public, staffs
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Historical Society — which operates the Missouri History Museum, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, and the MHS…
As Missourians seek COVID tests, politicians seek to lay blame for long lines and shortages
Missourians are scrambling to find coronavirus tests amid surging cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant, and politicians are…
CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic, Fauci says
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the COVID-19 Omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to…
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
(AP) — U.S. officials have intensified calls for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new Omicron…
Number of city COVID-19 cases has tripled this month
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city is experiencing a “massive increase” in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, health officials…
As virus spreads, St. Louis, Jackson counties battle judge’s ruling on health order
Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments…
St. Louis area ‘not as safe’ as Omicron COVID cases soar, health officials say
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis-area health officials said Thursday that the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus appeared to…
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…
Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus Omicron
(AP) — Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the Omicron variant. The company also said…
Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid Omicron virus cases
(AP) — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new Omicron…
CDC confirms St. Louisan as Missouri’s first Omicron coronavirus case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health officials have confirmed that a resident of St. Louis has the first case of the…