Boone County health officials studying new CDC outdoor mask guidelines Published
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone County remains under the same health orders, including mask requirements, after federal officials unveiled new guidelines Tuesday relaxing mask requirements for vaccinated people who are outdoors.
But health officials are studying the new guidance to see if local orders should be changed.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans can safely go without masks in outdoor settings. People are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after their final coronavirus shot. If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with people who are vaccinated and unvaccinated, or dine at an outdoor restaurant with people from multiple households, the science shows, if you are vaccinated, you can do so safely, said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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Columbia/Boone County PHHS
In a community briefing with local officials held on Wednesday afternoon, Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said the county has reached a new milestone: the number of vaccinated people in Boone County, over 21,000 people, officially surpassed the number of people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 over the past year.
The number of positive cases has decreased and the weekly percent increase in total cases has been on decline for the past four weeks. The 14-day rolling case average has also been the lowest its been since the end of October 2020. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 cases in Boone County has also been on a downward trend since the beginning of December.Â
Boone County Columbia Health Department will randomly draw names for vaccine
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ)
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department will provide left over doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals in Tier 2 of Phase 1B who are on the waiting list after completing the online survey.
The health department will randomly draw names of those who are on the vaccine waiting list to come to their Columbia vaccination site to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The department will call those on the Tier 2 vaccination waiting list between 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those individuals are asked to come to the designated vaccination clinic site within 30 minutes. If someone is unable to make the time slot, the department will proceed with choosing someone next on the list.