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Ryan Delaney | St. Louis Public Radio/The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds. Schools and hospitals already have begun scheduling appointments for parents to take their children to be vaccinated. -
Julie Denesha/KCURResearchers at Washington University have identified a coronavirus mutation among a small number of patients that can affect the reliability of certain COVID-19 tests.
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Ages 12 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA and the CDC say. But when and where, and what about younger kids? You have questions. We have answers. -
Missouri's constitution prohibits the state from granting more than five dispensary licenses to any single entity or individual. But there are several companies that seem to hold more than five licenses, but the state is withholding any ownership information.
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Bush's testimony was part of a push to pass a package of legislation dubbed the Black Maternal Health “Momnibus” Act.
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India is currently the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The Hindu Temple of St. Louis is raising funds to help the country's collapsing medical system.
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In recent decades, climate change has shifted when Missouri wildflowers bloom. Once-forgotten data found in the archives of the Missouri Botanical Garden have become a springboard for St. Louis scientists studying how climate change may affect the survival of native plants in the future.
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St. Louis and EPA officials say the city’s water treatment system needs to be updated to continue to provide safe drinking water and withstand climate change. Leaders say they’ve identified more than $400 million worth of upgrades, including the removal of lead service lines that deliver water.
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The company said in late March that clinical trials showed the vaccine elicits "100% efficacy and robust antibody responses" in adolescents.
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Shelters and nonprofits are relying on personal relationships they have built within the St. Louis-area homeless community to educate people about the COVID-19 vaccine and get them vaccinated.
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According to data collected by HFS between March and July 2020, 60% of COVID-related deaths of nursing home residents on Medicaid occurred at facilities where at least 10% of residents lived in rooms with three-plus people.
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The House passed a wide-ranging bill with amendments including limits on local government closures and regulations on how school boards hear from angry parents.
