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Parson Announces Missouri Vaccine Incentive Lottery With $10,000 Prizes

By | July 21, 2021 |

Syringes of COVID-19 vaccinations are filled during MU Health Care’s mass vaccination clinic at the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field in Columbia on Feb. 4, 2021.

In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an incentive program that will feature chances to win $10,000 for those who get a shot.

Report: Residents in Kansas, Missouri Get Drinking Water From Lead Pipes at High Rates

By | July 16, 2021 |

People in Missouri and Kansas risk lead exposure from drinking water at greater rates than almost any other state, a new report found.

Racism at the Root of Kansas City Health Disparities, New Plan Concludes

By | June 22, 2021 |

Kansas City’s new Community Health Improvement Plan is focusing more attention on the connection between racism and life expectancy disparities.

Surveys Say: People Ponder Life in a (Nearly) Post-Pandemic World

By | May 19, 2021 |

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing

Three surveys conducted by data company Invisibly show that some attitudes about returning to pre-pandemic life have not changed significantly over the last 10 months.