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Columbia and Boone County leaders to give COVID-19 update

May 3, 2021 5:22 AM Zach Boetto

Boone County leaders will be updating residents on the future of health orders Monday.

Columbia health leaders explain what factors into COVID-19 health order updates

May 1, 2021 6:49 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will host a community briefing to give an update on the current COVID-19 numbers and future plans of the Boone County health order. Scott Clardy, assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, said when making updates to the health order, the city is focused on three main

Vaccine appointments available ahead of MU Health Care clinic at Faurot Field

May 1, 2021 5:35 AM Ben Fein

MU Health Care is set to host a vaccine clinic Saturday at Faurot Field, offering vaccinations to all Missourians age 16 and older.

As Missouri shifts vaccination focus, Boone County starts walk-in clinics Wednesday

April 28, 2021 4:13 AM Ben Fein

Health officials will host walk-in vaccination clinic at Centralia Intermediate School from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County near top in the state for beginning and completing coronavirus vaccine

April 26, 2021 9:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports active cases remain above 100 for third straight day

April 23, 2021 9:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 50,000 residents have received their two doses of the coronavirus vaccine

April 22, 2021 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Cole County vaccine clinic site seeing a lower vaccine demand than supply

April 21, 2021 7:06 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Department says it’s seeing fewer people at its clinic than expected, as many doses are being saved due to the lack of demand. Cole County Health Department in partnership with other local health systems and hospitals has recently opened a permanent vaccine clinic at the Capital Mall in

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County active cases continue to drop; Cole County reports no new cases

April 20, 2021 11:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia Health Department vaccine clinic at Columbia Mall set to begin Monday

April 18, 2021 3:00 AM Ben Fein

Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services has partnered with the Missouri National Guard and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to host a vaccine clinic at the Columbia Mall.

Hundreds of appointments available ahead of last day of MU Health Care’s vaccine clinic

April 17, 2021 4:02 AM Ben Fein

MU Health Care is set to host the third and final day of its vaccine clinic Sunday at Faurot Field.

State of Missouri reports two cases of Legionnaires’ disease after guests stay at Macon Hotel

April 16, 2021 8:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), in collaboration with the Macon County Health Department, is warning recent guests of the Comfort Inn & Suites located at 1821 N. Missouri St, in Macon, after two guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in April 2021. The two guests used the hot tub

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 40% of the population to receive first coronavirus vaccine dose

April 16, 2021 11:04 AM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: MU Health: COVID-19 vaccine appointments available Thursday thru Saturday

April 13, 2021 12:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri joins states pausing use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

April 13, 2021 9:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the state has paused the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after multiple reports of rare blood clots were announced.

New study shows 1-in-3 COVID-19 survivors have long-term brain effects

April 8, 2021 1:57 PM Meghan Drakas

A recently published study from the journal of The Lancet Psychiatry says that nearly 34% of individuals studied had some sort of neurological or psychiatric effect, six months after being diagnosed with COVID-19.