(AP) — The U.S. is adding a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal. The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use Friday of the vaccine developed by …
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Boone County COVID-19 health order extended through Jan. 19
Columbia and Boone County’s health department announced another extension of its coronavirus health restrictions Thursday. Health director Stephanie Browning said there are no changes to the current …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 18)
Cole and Callaway counties both reported large increases in COVID-19 deaths Friday. Cole reported another 21 COVID-19 deaths, bringing total deaths in the county to 84. The …
Read More »(AUDIO) MU Health doctor on COVID-19 vaccine
Health care workers in mid-Missouri are starting to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Wake Up Columbia got answers to some questions about the vaccine with MU Health Care …
Read More »Boone Hospital starts COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday
Boone Hospital staffers were scheduled to get the coronavirus vaccine starting on Thursday morning. MU Health Care began giving its employees the first dose of the two-shot …
Read More »US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
(AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from …
Read More »‘If not one thing, it’s another’: Storm rolls into Northeast
(AP) — A major snowstorm has rolled into the Northeast at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic. It’s coming days into the beginning of a massive …
Read More »Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill
(AP) — Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300-per-week jobless checks and $600 …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 17)
Boone County reported three COVID-19 deaths on Thursday. Health officials said Thursday morning a patient between 60-64 years old died, and then said Thursday afternoon that two …
Read More »Local COVID-19 update (Dec. 16)
Boone County reports another two COVID-19 patients have died. Health officials said Tuesday one patient was between 65 and 69 years old, and the other was older …
Read More »Negotiators make progress on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill
(AP) — A bipartisan quartet of congressional leaders is pushing hard for a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package. A deal could come as early as Wednesday on legislation …
Read More »Columbia school board pushes back elementary in-person learning date
The Columbia school board voted Monday night to change the planned return to in-person learning for elementary students from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19. That lines it …
Read More »US vaccinations ramp up as feds weigh 2nd COVID-19 shot
(AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals will begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal health officials review a second COVID-19 shot needed to boost the nation’s largest …
Read More »Columbia school board voting to change return date for elementary students
The Columbia Public Schools board of education looks at a change to when elementary students would return to in-person learning. That date would go from Jan. 11 …
Read More »Missouri health director: Vaccinations could start Thursday
(AP) — Missouri expects to receive more than 220,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines by around Christmas, and the first vaccinations could begin by next Thursday if federal …
Read More »Local COVID-19 update (Dec. 11)
Boone County reported another COVID-19 death Thursday. Health officials say the patient was between 75 and 79 years old. A total of 35 Boone County residents have …
Read More »Slow start to flu season in Cole County
As the coronavirus spreads, what kind of flu season is it shaping up to be? Cole County Health’s Chezney Schulte says, as of early December, she had …
Read More »US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
(AP) A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 10)
Boone County reported another COVID-19 death Thursday. Health officials say the patient was between 75 and 79 years old. A total of 35 Boone County residents have …
Read More »Boone County relesaes plan to distribute CARES Act funds
Boone County releases a plan to distribute the rest of the coronavirus relief money it got from the federal government. Boone has only spent about $3.447 million …
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