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.
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Is it true a study that found masks to be ineffective and harmful was backed by Stanford and the National Institutes of Health?
Jefferson County to close mass vaccination site to focus on mobile clinics
The press release said the department will focus its vaccination efforts out of the High Ridge location and mobile clinics throughout the county Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 7:50 PM CDT May 5, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. The Jefferson County Health Department will close its mass vaccination site to focus on mobile vaccine clinics.
In a press release, the county s health department said their Festus COVID-19 vaccination site will close effective June 15. The last vaccine clinic at this location will be hosted on June 1; a second dose clinic for those who received their first dose on May 4, the press release said.
St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis are open again without any capacity restrictions for the first time in more than a year, although restrictions such as masks and social distancing continue.
Under a joint city-county plan called “Reopen STL,” the new restrictions that went into effect immediately Monday will match across city and county lines for the first time. Official capacity restrictions are back up to 100 percent for the first time since March 2020, after being set at either 25 or 50 percent since the end of the stay-at-home order a year ago. But since masks and social distancing are still required inside businesses, capacity will vary on a case-by-case basis.