Free COVID-19 testing event canceled in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Missouri s Department of Health and Senior Services had planned to bring free COVID-19 testing to Columbia but the Friday event was canceled.
The testing event was scheduled in partnership with Mako Medical Laboratories and would have been held from noon to 3 p.m. in the Moser s parking lot at 705 Business Loop 70 West.
State health department spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in an email poor registration is what canceled the event.
The event was not listed on the state s website Friday morning, but the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services posted about the event Thursday.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Three Mid-Missouri counties report COVID-19 related deaths
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Three Mid-Missouri counties reported eight COVID-19 related deaths in their latest dashboard updates.
Callaway County Health Department reported four new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths since April 4 to 44. It is the fifth death this month and 14th since Jan. 1.
The county has reported 3,859 coronavirus cases and 72 residents currently are infected.
Missouri COVID-19 Vaccine dashboard is reporting 5,675 Callaway County residents have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Miller County Health Center reported one new death, bringing the total number of deaths since Aug. 4 to 55. It is the fifth death this month and seventh since Jan. 1.
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Teachers, childcare providers, employees of food processing plants and other critical infrastructure workers will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting March 15, Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday.
Activating the next phase Tier 3 of Phase 1B follows the state’s priority to save lives, Parson said.
“This is exactly why we started with our healthcare workers, our first responders and our most vulnerable population. Tier three represents another very important part of our society,” Parson said. “They are the workers in many of the industries we depend on each day to keep our day-to-day lives operating normally.”
Parson’s announcement comes days after the state health officials told vaccine providers to begin to prepare for expanded eligibility and follows growing calls in recent weeks for educators to be made eligible now.