COVID-19
The first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 treatment has been given to Eli Lilly by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Permission for emergency use was granted Monday for Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment called bamlanivimab. Authorization for…
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Clinical Reference Laboratory in Lenexa announced that it is now selling its saliva-based COVID-19 RT-PCR test directly to consumers. It costs $110, including shipping. The company says the test is one of the most affordable COVID-19 home tests currently available…
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A recently developed tool from the Georgia Institute of Technology provides anyone with access to internet the ability to use an interactive map that calculates the risk of contracting COVID-19 at an event. The map displays the current risk level…
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With the rising number of coronavirus cases in our area we wanted to know if students are heading back to remote learning. The Johnson County COVID-19 dashboard indicates the number of new cases and percent of positive tests would lead…
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Stormont Vail Health has closed Building Blocks Child Care, a nonprofit organization, after numerous team members tested positive for COVID-19. Of 44 employees that were tested, 18 were positive. Staff members were wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and followed safety…
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The Kansas City metro, the state of Kansas and other regions of the U.S. reported record numbers of new COVID-19 this past weekend. The seven-county Kansas City metro reported 5,845 new cases from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, an increase…
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The debate for approval on increased CARES Act spending will continue Monday, Nov. 9 in Missouri. Gov. Mike Parson gathered state lawmakers in a special session Thursday, Nov. 5 to discuss spending an additional $1.2 billion in federal funding to…
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Missouri crossed over into the 200,000 range of total COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. The state has set records for the highest number of new infections in one day four times in the past week. Assistant director of the Jackson County,…
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A Southern Missouri diagnostic lab has ceased operations after having its lab certifications pulled by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Prior to closing, Gamma Healthcare Inc. in Poplar Bluff, Mo. provided laboratory and radiology services for hundreds…
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Driven by last Friday’s record surge in new COVID-19 cases nationwide—topping 100,000 for the first time—the rolling seven-day average for new daily infections in the U.S. reached a pandemic high of 88,915 on Tuesday. This, according to the Web site…
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