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Missouri will stop treating COVID like a pandemic

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love, Trevor Grandin
Published February 25, 2022 at 4:00 AM CST
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Missouri is reportedly planning an official "end" to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis, and will transition to treating the virus as endemic, much like it does the seasonal flu. What will that mean for the state?

Missouri, like many states around the nation, is switching to an "endemic strategy" of approaching COVID-19. This will cause a big shift in how the state approaches public health, and how it reports data on the disease.

We spoke with independent science journalist and COVID-19 researcher Betsy Ladyzhets, who helped break this story for the Missouri Independent, about what this will mean for Missouri residents.

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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Trevor Grandin
Trevor Grandin is a contributing producer for KCUR Studios.
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