You may end up getting the Moderna version of the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Ron Fitzwater with the Missouri Pharmacy Association says the Pfizer vaccine being developed in St. Louis County probably won’t initially be used here in mid-Missouri. “[The Pfizer vaccine] will probably be a viable option in larger metropolitan areas.” Fitzwater …
Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden
(AP) — Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the count. The battle is centered in the battleground …
Capital Region announces new addition
Capital Region Medical Center is building a new outpatient surgery center on its Jefferson City campus. The 24,000-foot addition will house several operating rooms and other treatment areas. It will be on the main floor of the CRMC Physicians Building adjacent to the hospital. Construction will start next year with the project set for completion …
St. Louis mayor says she won’t seek reelection next year
(AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson says she won’t run for another term next year. Krewson said Wednesday that she made the decision after celebrating her 68th birthday last weekend. Krewson says she wasn’t influenced by racial justice advocates’ calls for her to resign. She came under fire in June after she publicly revealed …
Columbia College president to step down Dec. 1
The president of Columbia College is stepping down. The school said Wednesday Dr. Scott Dalrymple will leave the college on Dec. 1. He says he will go back to his native New York, where some of his family members need help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dalrymple’s wife, Dr. Tina Dalrymple, who is the chair of …