Sarah Fentem
Sarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover. A longitme NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in the Kingshighway Hills neighborhood, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her fiancé Elliot. She has a cat, Lil Rock, and a dog, Ginger.
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With nearly one-third of Missourians eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, some ethicists are reminding people that it's important that people wait until the most vulnerable get their shots first. -
University of Missouri scientists have tested about 3,000 wastewater samples from water treatment plants, prisons, veterans homes and colleges.
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The federal government will send doses of the coronavirus vaccine to 81 Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies across the state.
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At Missouri's current pace, the state won’t fully vaccinate its population for years.
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Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that law enforcement personnel, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other emergency workers are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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The federal government will begin shipping the vaccine to Missouri and other states within days. Public health officials have said a widely available vaccine will ultimately control the pandemic that has killed nearly 5,000 people across the state, overwhelmed hospitals and devastated businesses.
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Fewer than 2% of people in Missouri who have tested positive for the virus died as of October, compared with more than 6% in May, according to data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Doctors say younger people with healthier immune systems are getting sick.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for a saliva-based coronavirus test developed by scientists at the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University.
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The head of the Missouri Health Department stands by his decision not to recommend statewide masks or social distancing policies, even as the federal government has designated the state a “red zone” for new coronavirus cases.
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Updated at 8 p.m. March 10 with confirmation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed...
