vaccinations

The rollout of this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccine has been confusing, to say the least. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith has more on who’s eligible for this year’s booster and what steps may be needed to get it.

MU Health Care will offer extended hours, walk-in and drive-thru clinics and more than 20 flu and COVID-19 vaccination events in September and October across central Missouri, according to a news release from MU Health Care.

For the first time in 15 years, the Health Department will not be offering free on-campus flu shots to students in Columbia Public Schools.

Another case of measles has been confirmed in Missouri – this time in an adult resident of New Madrid County in the southeastern part of the state.

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri.

Meghan Kruse is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Columbia Public School’s Scholar Clinic, a school-based clinic that serves students enrolled in CPS. She spoke about childhood vaccinations through their clinic, and about the power of having a conversation with concerned parents.

Data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows that vaccination rates are dropping and religious exemptions are rising among the state’s children.

A summer COVID wave fueled by a highly contagious variant, increased travel and hot days that crowded people indoors may be starting to ebb in the Kansas City area.

Side Effects Public Media's Farah Yousry looks at some common Covid misconceptions.

Some say vaccines are a victim of their own success.