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Affinia Healthcare nurse Felicia Standifer gives Judith Pruitt her first shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Jan. 23 at the Beloved Community United Methodist Church in south St. Louis. Pruitt said she preferred to wait for her assisted living facility to offer the vaccine, rather than signing up online. Kayla Drake / St. Louis Public Radio Originally published on January 27, 2021 4:30 pm Updated at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 27, with information on health department hotlines in Madison County, St. Louis County and East St. Louis A lack of vaccine hotlines in the St. Louis region is making ...

/ A more contagious form of the coronavirus may already be circulating in the region, St. Louis doctors say. A coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom last year has been found in 20 states, including Illinois. Because it’s only a matter of time until it comes to Missouri, people in the region must continue to be vigilant, said Dr. Fred Echols, St. Louis Department of Health acting director. “One thing that we’ve learned about the new variants is that they aren’t necessarily more deadly, but they do spread more efficiently,” Echols said. “So the focus has to cont...