Missouri Governor Doesn’t Want Door-to-Door Vaccine Help
Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn t want government employees going door-to-door in his state to urge people to get vaccinated, even as a Covid-19 outbreak overwhelms some hospitals.
In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn t want government employees going door-to-door in his state to urge people to get vaccinated, even as a Covid-19 outbreak overwhelms some hospitals.
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As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge
California, with 40 million people, is posting only slightly higher case numbers than Missouri, which has a population of 6 million.
By HEATHER HOLLINSWORTH and DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press
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New York held a ticker-tape parade Wednesday for the health care workers and others who helped the city pull through the darkest days of COVID-19, while authorities in Missouri struggled to beat back a surge blamed on the fast-spreading delta variant and deep resistance to getting vaccinated.
The split-screen images could be a glimpse of what public health experts say may lie ahead for the U.S. even as life gets back to something close to normal: outbreaks in corners of the country with low vaccination rates.
As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a COVID-19 surge Share Updated: 9:59 PM MDT Jul 7, 2021 By HEATHER HOLLINSWORTH and DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press
As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a COVID-19 surge Share Updated: 9:59 PM MDT Jul 7, 2021
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Show Transcript Yeah. Yeah last year living with what we lived and it was very gloom and doom and grave and you know we I didn t think we will see this you know and a lot of our co workers, healthcare workers, Fire Department police M. T. A. All of those people we ve lost a lot trying to help those who were ill. You know they mean everything. They re the ones that kept us going. These are the people that were behind the scenes in part of the scenes around the clock 24 7. And how do you know how do you got, Yeah. Yeah.
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