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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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A Mehlville Fire Protection District employee administers a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a vaccine clinic at Bernard Middle School April 3, 2021.

Bivalent COVID vaccine boosters now available at St. Louis County health centers

September 19, 2022

St. Louis County has begun to distribute COVID-19 vaccine boosters that target the dominant Omicron variants.  St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said in a briefing Sept. 14 the county had received...

Board votes to maintain masking threshold

Board votes to maintain masking threshold

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 15, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted 5-1 June 9 to maintain the positivity threshold for mandatory masking at 1.5 percent.  Board President Peggy Hassler, Vice President Tori Behlke, Directors Jean...

St. Louis County back in ‘high’ transmission category as COVID cases rise

St. Louis County back in ‘high’ transmission category as COVID cases rise

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 15, 2022

COVID cases and hospitalization numbers are climbing in St. Louis County and city, with both being added to the Centers for Disease Control high category for transmission. During the week of June 6,...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

St. Louis County begins offering COVID vaccine boosters for eligible groups

October 7, 2021

St. Louis County announced last week  that certain populations are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.  The county announced Sept. 27 that certain populations can now receive a booster...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County continues vaccination push, awarded CDC grant

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 16, 2021

The St. Louis County government is not slowing down its efforts to vaccinate as many people in the area as possible.  Through Sept. 18, the county is hosting 16 free vaccination events, with more announced...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

Increase in daily new cases and high positivity rates put county in CDC red zone

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 23, 2021

St. Louis County is now in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention red zone after an increase in new daily COVID cases and a high test positivity rate.  As of July 21, the county is seeing an...

Mehlville parents criticize continued masking at board meeting

Mehlville parents criticize continued masking at board meeting

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 8, 2021

Several parents spoke at the Mehlville Board of Education meeting last month against the district’s decision to continue requiring masks for students despite St. Louis County dropping its mask mandate...

Mehlville Fire Protection District employee Kelly Pettit administers a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a state-run vaccination event at Bernard Middle School Saturday, April 3.

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine paused in U.S. after six ‘extremely rare’ cases of blood clots out of 6.8 million

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 13, 2021

Federal drug regulators announced Tuesday they are pausing the administration of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the United States due to six rare cases of blood clots out of the...

A Mehlville School District employee hands out emergency food boxes from Operation Food Search to students receiving grab-and-go meals while students are out of school during the pandemic.

How-To Guide: Wearing a mask will help slow the spread of COVID-19

By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps July 14, 2020

As Missouri experiences its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases yet, several counties and municipalities have begun encouraging or requiring people to wear masks when going out into the community. Columbia,...

Protests organized outside Mercy South after flu shot firing

Protests organized outside Mercy South after flu shot firing

December 5, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  Protesters took to Kennerly Road outside Mercy Hospital South — formerly St. Anthony’s Medical Center — last week to protest the hospital’s...

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