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Missourians are urged to stay home if you’re sick

November 16, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

State Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) acting director Paula Nickelson briefs Capitol reporters in Jefferson City on March 1, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page)

Missouri health officials are warning about an increase in respiratory viruses, including the flu and RSV.

The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is now offering free testing for flu, RSV and the COVID virus at several locations statewide. A single swab will detect all three viruses, according to DHSS. Click here to find a location near you.

Missouri state epidemiologist Dr. George Turabelidze is urging you to stay home, when you’re sick. He says the increasing cases are impacting health care providers.

DHSS says for the week of October 30 through November 5, there were 1,738 lab-confirmed flu cases. That compares to 1,280 the week before.

MU Health: appointments no longer required at Columbia West Broadway COVID testing site

October 5, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

You no longer need an appointment to get a COVID test at MU Health Care’s test collection site on West Broadway in Columbia. MU Health says walk-ins will be accepted weekdays starting at 8 am, and the last patient each day will be accepted at 4:45. You must wear a mask and bring your insurance …