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Missouri expands eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has amended the state’s standing orders for COVID-19 vaccine administration immediately…
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Norman resigns as top administrator of Kansas health agency
(AP) The top public health official in Kansas has resigned. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday that Dr. Lee Norman stepped…
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University of Missouri System to require COVID-19 vaccine
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri Board of Curators says most university system employees must be fully…
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University reports seven students in isolation, three positives at health center
Pittsburg State University reports that 34 symptomatic students were tested for COVID-19 at the Bryant Student Health Center between Nov.…
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Oklahoma challenging Pentagon’s vaccine mandate for Guard
(AP) A dispute between the Oklahoma governor and the Pentagon over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is setting up the first…
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US population center moves almost 12 miles; still in Missouri
HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S.…
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Missouri to let nursing homes close due to vaccine mandate
(AP) — The Missouri health department is giving nursing homes a legal pathway to temporarily shut down if they face…
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Kansas Legislature to have special session on COVID mandates
(AP) — Republican lawmakers have succeeded in forcing a Thanksgiving-week special session of the Kansas Legislature to consider financially protecting…
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Joplin Health Dept. offers monetary incentive for COVID-19 vaccine
The City of Joplin Health Department has received limited funding from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to…
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States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers
(AP) — A coalition of 10 states sued the federal government on Wednesday to try to block a COVID-19 vaccine…
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