5:55News StoryChris Sevier testifies during a House Committee on General Laws hearing on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 (Screenshot via Missouri House livestream)Video of the hearing on the Stop Social Media Censorship Act, HB 482 by Rep. Coleman, in Missouri before the General…Posted by on Xby Tessa Weinberg, March 10, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, March 10, 2021During a recent hearing on his bill to establish the “Stop Social Media Censorship Act,” state Rep. Jeff Coleman repeatedly referenced experts sitting behind him in the audience who would be better able to address questions about the...…5:55News StoryChris Sevier testifies during a House Committee on General Laws hearing on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 (Screenshot via Missouri House livestream)Video of the hearing on the Stop Social Media Censorship Act, HB 482 by Rep. Coleman, in Missouri before the General…Posted by on Xby Tessa Weinberg, March 10, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, March 10, 2021During a recent hearing on his bill to establish the “Stop Social Media Censorship Act,” state Rep. Jeff Coleman repeatedly referenced experts sitting behind him in the audience who would be better able to address questions about the...WW…

13:28News StoryA slide from a Feb. 22, 2021, analysis conducted by Deloitte showing vaccine gaps and percent of eligible residents vaccinated across Missouri. On Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting mass vaccination sites be established in the city, .This story has been updated since it was first published.Xby Tessa Weinberg, March 2, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, March 2, 2021A consulting firm hired by the state has repeatedly found Missouri’s urban centers have the largest “vaccination gap” — the estimated number of...…13:28News StoryA slide from a Feb. 22, 2021, analysis conducted by Deloitte showing vaccine gaps and percent of eligible residents vaccinated across Missouri. On Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting mass vaccination sites be established in the city, .This story has been updated since it was first published.Xby Tessa Weinberg, March 2, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, March 2, 2021A consulting firm hired by the state has repeatedly found Missouri’s urban centers have the largest “vaccination gap” — the estimated number of...WW…

8:00News StoryMU Health Care opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Walsworth Club at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of MU Health Care)Xby Tessa Weinberg, February 3, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, February 3, 2021It’s been 15 years since Julie Vomund had cancer, but its effects still linger. At 19 years old, Vomund was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that originates in white blood cells called lymphocytes. One of the side effects her treatment left her with was bleomycin toxicity, which can cause lung damage...…8:00News StoryMU Health Care opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Walsworth Club at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of MU Health Care)Xby Tessa Weinberg, February 3, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, February 3, 2021It’s been 15 years since Julie Vomund had cancer, but its effects still linger. At 19 years old, Vomund was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that originates in white blood cells called lymphocytes. One of the side effects her treatment left her with was bleomycin toxicity, which can cause lung damage...WW…

14:40News StoryMU Health Care opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Walsworth Club at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of MU Health Care)Xby Tessa Weinberg, January 25, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, January 25, 2021Out of the 50 states, Missouri ranks last in the nation in terms of the percentage of its residents who have received the initial shot of a COVID vaccine. Only 4 percent of Missouri residents have received the first of two shots, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .But the full picture can be...…14:40News StoryMU Health Care opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Walsworth Club at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of MU Health Care)Xby Tessa Weinberg, January 25, 2021by Tessa Weinberg, January 25, 2021Out of the 50 states, Missouri ranks last in the nation in terms of the percentage of its residents who have received the initial shot of a COVID vaccine. Only 4 percent of Missouri residents have received the first of two shots, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .But the full picture can be...WW…

5:55News StoryDoses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are prepped to be administered to healthcare workers on the frontlines at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City (Photo courtesy of Truman Medical Centers/University Health).On Thursday, the department provided slide decks from four previous meetings in December.The idea appears to have been in the works for a few weeks. A Dec. 29 meeting presentation provided by DHSS lists emergency medical services as “Group E” within Phase 1A.Slide decks provided by the department note the committee is purely advisory.“The State maintains the final say in...…5:55News StoryDoses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are prepped to be administered to healthcare workers on the frontlines at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City (Photo courtesy of Truman Medical Centers/University Health).On Thursday, the department provided slide decks from four previous meetings in December.The idea appears to have been in the works for a few weeks. A Dec. 29 meeting presentation provided by DHSS lists emergency medical services as “Group E” within Phase 1A.Slide decks provided by the department note the committee is purely advisory.“The State maintains the final say in...WW…

12:26News StoryDoses of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine arrive at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City on Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Missouri Governor’s Office)When asked Wednesday about the reduction in Missouri’s estimates, an HHS spokesperson referred to Darcie Johnston, HHS’ director of intergovernmental affairs. The letter noted that in November, Operation Warp Speed provided projected numbers of Pfizer’s doses through the end of December.“We hoped it was clear that those figures and the underlying projections from the companies were for planning purposes and could be...…12:26News StoryDoses of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine arrive at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City on Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Missouri Governor’s Office)When asked Wednesday about the reduction in Missouri’s estimates, an HHS spokesperson referred to Darcie Johnston, HHS’ director of intergovernmental affairs. The letter noted that in November, Operation Warp Speed provided projected numbers of Pfizer’s doses through the end of December.“We hoped it was clear that those figures and the underlying projections from the companies were for planning purposes and could be...WW…