COVID-19
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Kansas puts vaccine priority on grocery, meatpacking workers
(AP) Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas considers meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees essential workers, putting them just behind…
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Missouri plans to vaccinate priority groups by end of year
(AP) Missouri’s health director says the state should be able to vaccinate all hospital workers and nursing home staff and…
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Covid patients monitored at home
Not all covid patients need to be hospitalized. Mercy Hospital Joplin has started a home monitoring system for covid…
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Additional 170,000 virus vaccines coming to Missouri
(AP) Missouri is getting vaccines for about an additional 170,000 people in mid-December. State health department Director Randall Williams on…
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Governor Kelly: “Stop the Spread. It’s Up to Us, Kansas”
A vaccine for COVID-19 is just days away but Governor Laura Kelly and the State of Kansas have launched the…
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Parson: Missouri partners with CDC to learn more on COVID-19 transmission in K-12 schools
Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partners will arrive in the Springfield and…
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Joplin health department shortens quarantine times following CDC update
Following an update to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Joplin Health Department has updated its…
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Missouri partners with Vizient to expand hospital capacity
As hospitals across Missouri continue to face staffing challenges due to COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson today announced a 12-week partnership…
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Virus rules prompt restaurant closures in Missouri cities
(AP) Health officials in Kansas City and St. Louis County are facing pushback after shutting down some bars and restaurants…
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Oklahoma governor declares day of prayer as virus surges
(AP) As coronavirus continues surging in Oklahoma, nearing 200,000 cases, Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared Thursday a day of prayer…
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