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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A three-judge panel on Wednesday upheld a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing a 2019 law that banned most abortions at eight weeks and in cases where a fetus has Down syndrome. -
A recent study by University of Missouri researchers found ticks are active eight months out of the year, from early spring through late fall. The extended season mean more ticks spread potentially fatal diseases.
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Public health experts say that at least 70% of the state’s population need the vaccine to reach herd immunity. But a recent poll found more than one-fourth of Missourians don't plan to get the shot.
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The average daily number of new coronavirus cases in Missouri has dropped nearly 90% since peaking in November of last year.
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The first 900,000 will include homeless people, construction workers and those who work in higher education, all of whom become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on March 29.
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Due to higher demand in urban areas, more mass vaccination events will be moved to the state’s two largest metropolitan areas.
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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.
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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.
