COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. To help our community combat the outbreak, we are providing this content for free. Please consider supporting our efforts in providing local coverage by subscribing to the St. Joseph News-Press.
Top Stories
Home health facilities locally that serve Medicare and Medicaid populations will have to require COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 4, according to Centers for Medicare Services guidelines.
A compromise bill passed out of the Kansas legislature and signed into law by a Democratic governor gives employees sweeping exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections for those who are fully vaccinated make up roughly 13% of total reported cases in the state of Missouri since the beginning of the year.
With Northwest Missouri counties seeing an increase in daily COVID-19 cases, the state has issued a hot spot advisory warning of an even greater spike.
