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Submitted by Boone Healthcare The Boone County Medical Society has selected Robin Blount, MD, Boone Health Chief Medical Officer, as their 2020 Distinguished Physician of the Year for her dedicated service to medicine and to her community. Dr. Blount's current position at Boone Health has given her a community leadership role which has enhanced medicine in central Missouri. She has been a strong participant in the Boone County Medical Society webinars, giving valuable information to our medical community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has sat on numerous planning committees for not only h...

Starting Friday, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues will be able to stay open until midnight, under a new public health order. Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning announced the change in a press briefing Wednesday, pointing to a steady decline in new cases in the county over the past month.  Browning and other area leaders urged residents to remain vigilant despite the easing of restrictions, citing new coronavirus variants, like the B.1.1.7 variant which was detected in Marion County, Missouri last week. "If we have a case in Marion Cou...

Boone County law enforcement begins getting COVID-19 vaccine COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Employees of the Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff's Department have been getting the first in the series of COVID-19 vaccine this week. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department and Boone Hospital Center are helping to vaccinate local law enforcement. Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Boone Hospital Center Dr. Robin Blount said the hospital has already seen officials from around the county come to get vaccinated. "I know we've had sheriff's deputies through here, corrections officer...

Dr. Robin Blount of Boone Hospital said it is possible to get COVID-19 twice, and there have been a number of cases identified.

COLUMBIA - Creating immunity against COVID-19 varies for each person. Chief Medical Officer at Boone Hospital Center Dr. Robin Blount said they're unsure how effective natural immunity is. “When I say natural immunity, I mean somebody who’s got COVID and probably developed some antibodies to it,” Dr. Blount said. “Some people develop a lot of antibodies and some don’t.” Dr. Blount said as of now it seems the coronavirus vaccine seems to be more reliable for protective immunity. She also stated that someone could still be an asymptomatic spreader. “Even thoug...