Those more familiar clinics have fewer shots to give each day, but there’s hope they can get more of St. Louis' at-risk residents vaccinated against coronavirus.
Task force leader says vaccine makes COVID-19 entirely preventable disease We really don t want to see any more people s lives upended by this entirely preventable disease, Dr. Alex Garza said Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 5:55 PM CDT May 26, 2021
ST. LOUIS COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decrease in the St. Louis area, but the leader of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said even those diminishing numbers could be prevented.
On Wednesday, the task force reported 132 COVID-19 hospitalizations the lowest since June 28 41 confirmed and suspected COVID patients in the ICU and one death. But with the vaccine now accessible in the region, Dr. Alex Garza said all of that is now preventable.
It s really exciting that we re going to be able to offer vaccinations to more of the community with that approval of the Pfizer vaccine for those age 12 to 15, Dr. Garza said. But, and there s always a but, we still have work to do. There s still a significant portion of the population that is unvaccinated and are therefore at risk of serious disability and possible death from what is really a completely preventable disease.
Dr. Garza said the slowing pace of vaccine distribution has extended the amount of time the task force anticipates it will take for the region to reach herd immunity.
Representing the state of Missouri, Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging St. Louis County’s ongoing public-health mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday morning in St. Louis County Circuit Court by Schmitt’s office against the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and health director Dr. Faisal Khan and County Executive Sam Page in their official capacities, questions the constitutionality of the pandemic-related restrictions in St. Louis County, which include a mask mandate, restrictions on gatherings and masks in K-12 education. Since churches and places of worship are restricted under the order like any other business, attorneys for the state cite the U.S. Supreme Court’s April ruling against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and restrictions that specifically target religious gatherings instead of secular ones. Schmitt claims in the lawsuit that St. Louis County’s restrictions are at least as restrictive as th
VERIFY: Stanford and NIH don t back study that says masks are ineffective, possibly harmful
Recently, those against wearing a mask are claiming online they have the support of Stanford and the National Institutes of Health. Author: Anne Allred, Erin Richey (KSDK) Published: 8:45 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 9:06 PM CDT May 6, 2021
ST. LOUIS A 5 On Your Side viewer saw a study online titled Facemasks in the COVID-19 Era: A Health Hypothesis.”
It claims masks are ineffective at stopping the spread of COVID-19 and can actually be harmful.
Question:
Is it true a study that found masks to be ineffective and harmful was backed by Stanford and the National Institutes of Health?