by Ashley Byrd | Feb 12, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Governor Mike Parson began today’s press conference by taking issue with how the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force is characterizing the state’s vaccine distribution. Dr. Alex Garza, incident commander of the task force. Garza told the St. Louis...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor says the state’s partnership with Vizient continues to provide relief for six hospitals across the state. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that the hospitals are SSM Health in Jefferson City and St. Louis, St. Louis’...
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 13, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Science / Technology
Pfizer labs in Chesterfield, Missouri are ready to mass-produce a new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the FDA approves its success rate and safety data. Pfizer and BioNtech have teamed up to develop a successful mRNA-based vaccine and have reached a 90 percent success...
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 11, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director told Missouri legislators that the state is “fully prepared to start vaccinating people in December” if the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr....
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 3, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A COVID-19 vaccine could be approved soon, says Missouri’s senior U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, who has been involved in fast-tracking the process. “There are about four that are looking good right now and others being developed. Washington University is looking...