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RSV season in the U.S. is expected to stick around longer than usual this spring. That's prompting most states to continue to offer the vaccine to eligible babies and toddlers through the end of this month.

There’s been a lot of confusion since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine formula late last month. Nathan Koffarnus with Missouri's Bureau of Communicable Disease spoke about the current level of COVID-19 in the state and what changes to vaccine guidelines could mean for Missourians.

A community needs a vaccination rate of at least 95% to be adequately protected from measles outbreaks. In Missouri, the rate of vaccinated kindergarteners stands at 90%

COVID-19 cases spiked in late summer, just ahead of the rollout of a new vaccine booster. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith has more on when to get the latest COVID shot to maximize immunity as the holidays approach.

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.

As levels of the coronavirus have increased in Missouri and across the country, the federal government has approved updated vaccines to protect against COVID-19. The virus itself has changed, and along with it, guidelines for how to keep others safe.

Updated COVID-19 boosters are going to become available this month.

Researchers at the University of Missouri say they’ve created a new vaccine to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis. The disease is estimated to cost U.S. ranchers millions each year.

Since 2017, the percentage of Missouri's kindergarten-age children who have received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has dropped from 95% to around 90%, according to state health officials.

The clinic will be held at Daniel Boone Regional Library on Thursday.