COVID-19
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COVID victim’s survivor says says niece’s death changed his mind about vaccination
The price of NOT getting the COVID-19 shot can literally be death. Todd Markovitch’s niece, Melissa Osborne, was a former…
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Freeman President/CEO gives Friday update on COVID-19
Freeman Hospital in Joplin held its weekly news conference today. The subject was COVID-19. President/CEO Paula Baker says the struggle…
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Governor announces additional Mutual Aid Ambulances to support hospitals
(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri is tripling the number of mutual aid ambulances that…
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Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban
(AP) — An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law that prevents schools and other governmental…
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A surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations worries Oklahoma doctor
(AP) — The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oklahoma has topped 900 for the first time since February, and a…
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Missouri lawmakers seek to ban business vaccine mandates
(AP) — Six Republican state senators have asked Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to prevent private…
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Schools sue and mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
(AP) Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates faces a new legal challenge and defiance from the mayor of the state capital…
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Kansas’ most populous county mandates masks for K-6 schools
(AP) — The most populous county in Kansas has imposed a mask mandate for students and staff in elementary schools…
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Arkansas Gov. regrets signing ban on school mask mandates
Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson says he now regrets signing a ban on mask mandates in schools. He is now…
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St. Louis mask mandate temporarily on hold; Kansas City sued
(AP) A judge has put St. Louis County’s new mask requirement on hold for at least two weeks. Circuit Judge…
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