Fauci says trick-or-treating this year is fine
WASHINGTON – The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as…
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St. Louis County officers ordered to get COVID vaccine shots
CLAYTON (AP) — The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying that all officers must…
Opinion: ‘Mild’ breakthrough case of COVID-19 can be unpleasant surprise
The test results that hot day in early August shouldn’t have surprised me — all the symptoms were there. A…
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S.…
Jaco: St. Louis’s newest COVID treatment is an expensive right-wing favorite
The choice seems simple: Prevent COVID with a cheap vaccine that’s being offered free, or wait until people catch COVID,…
COVID-19 booster shots to roll out starting next month
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. health officials announced a plan Wednesday to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans starting Sept. 20, with…
U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said…
Mostly unmasked crowds pack into Missouri State Fair
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Mostly unmasked crowds packed into the Missouri State Fair shoulder-to-shoulder this week as it opened in…
CDC urges COVID vaccination during pregnancy as Delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in…
Delta variant surge appears to be peaking in Missouri
Missouri is seeing the first signs that the Delta variant surge may have crested, though many areas still suffer from rising COVID-19…
Less than half of nursing home staff vaccinated; new lockdowns feared
Many of the staff and residents in Shunda Whitfield’s nursing home in St. Louis County were sick before they even…
State seeks to boost prizes in local vaccination incentive program
Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100…
COVID vaccines likely to get FDA’s full OK within weeks, Fauci hopes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful…
Weary businesses confront new round of mask mandates
Businesses large and small, from McDonald’s and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as U.S. coronavirus…
Nursing home to workers: Get vaccine or lose your job
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. nursing home industry’s resistance to forcing workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for fear…
After COVID cases tripled in July, Delta continues its spread through Missouri
The month of April was a good one for Missouri’s Dallas County Health Department: It was the second straight month…