Shahla Farzan
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A new tool developed in part by a St. Louis mathematician compares the chances of catching the coronavirus across different activities at public gatherings and helps pinpoint which may be the riskiest.
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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Wednesday the county plans to open its first mass vaccination site in Ferguson. Vaccinations at the new clinic could begin as early as next week, if the county health department is able to obtain enough vaccine doses from the state.
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The daily flow of workers needed to keep Missouri prisons running has made it nearly impossible to prevent the virus from entering facilities. State health officials hope to reduce this risk by first vaccinating prison staff, but the majority of inmates will be among the last in the state to be offered a vaccine.
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Employers Can Require Workers To Get Vaccinated, But Wash U Labor Law Expert Says To 'Tread CarefullThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released federal guidance last month, confirming that employers can require staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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For months, a small group of people has occupied about a dozen tents along the McGuire Moving & Storage building, a vacant warehouse north of downtown St. Louis. But late last week, a notice to vacate appeared on the side of the building, informing encampment residents to leave the private property by Monday morning.
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Hundreds rallied in downtown St. Louis Saturday to demand the resignation of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. The Missouri senator has faced strong criticism after he was photographed raising his fist in support of a pro-Trump mob, shortly before they burst into the Capitol on Wednesday.
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A large share of construction workers in Missouri, southern Illinois and Kansas are being diagnosed with muscle and joint injuries each year, according to a large analysis of union health care data from Washington University, and many are prescribed opioid painkillers.
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With new cases of COVID-19 in the St. Louis area moderately declining in recent weeks, St. Louis County officials have opted to ease restrictions on restaurants and bars.
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The number of new infections among nursing home residents in St. Louis County had been mostly declining since late spring. The most recent spike in cases represents a more than threefold increase compared to October.
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Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance sued Sunset Hills-based Friendship Village in 2018, after the faith-based retirement community rejected their housing application based on its "cohabitation policy," which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.