COVID-19 Testing /tags/covid-19-testing COVID-19 Testing en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:22:04 GMT Missouri Medicaid ends reimbursement program for at-home COVID-19 tests /health-science-environment/2024-10-03/missouri-medicaid-ends-reimbursement-program-home-covid-19-tests Some fear the decision will make it hard for low-income Missourians to access affordable COVID-19 testing, even though testing provided by doctors and clinics will still be covered. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:22:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-03/missouri-medicaid-ends-reimbursement-program-home-covid-19-tests Lilley Halloran CDC: Wastewater in Midwest states carries high levels of COVID-19 /news/2024-01-05/cdc-wastewater-in-midwest-states-carries-high-covid-levels Wastewater tests are designed to provide an early warning system so that public health officials can ward off outbreaks. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-05/cdc-wastewater-in-midwest-states-carries-high-covid-levels Holly Edgell Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting this week /health-science-environment/2023-09-21/free-covid-tests-by-mail-are-back-starting-this-week People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting Monday. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:14:47 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-09-21/free-covid-tests-by-mail-are-back-starting-this-week Selena Simmons-Duffin Missouri spent $16 million on a COVID testing program for schools. Few districts used it. /health-science-environment/2022-10-22/missouri-spent-16-6-million-on-a-covid-testing-program-for-schools-few-districts-used-it In total, 25 school districts onboarded and 119 schools participated in the testing program, a small fraction of the schools across the state. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:17:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-10-22/missouri-spent-16-6-million-on-a-covid-testing-program-for-schools-few-districts-used-it Tessa Weinberg BA.5 COVID variant is spreading in Missouri, now causes almost half of all reported cases /health-science-environment/2022-07-19/ba-5-covid-variant-is-spreading-in-missouri-now-causes-almost-half-of-all-reported-cases In recent weeks, the BA5 variant has accounted for almost half of all COVID cases in Missouri. But state data doesn’t show how many people have contracted the BA.5 variant or include indicators like age, race or gender. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:15:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-07-19/ba-5-covid-variant-is-spreading-in-missouri-now-causes-almost-half-of-all-reported-cases Farrah Anderson How Wash U scientists — and St. Louis patients — helped perfect COVID-19 tests /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-06/how-wash-u-scientists-and-st-louis-patients-helped-perfect-covid-19-tests Washington University’s researchers used Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s emergency room patients to run clinical trials of 24 different COVID-19 tests. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:16:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-06/how-wash-u-scientists-and-st-louis-patients-helped-perfect-covid-19-tests Danny Wicentowski Missouri will end at-home COVID testing program just a few months after promoting it /coronavirus/2022-03-17/missouri-will-end-at-home-covid-testing-program-just-a-few-months-after-promoting-it Missourians are encouraged to use tests obtained through the state before processing ends after March 31. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:17:38 GMT /coronavirus/2022-03-17/missouri-will-end-at-home-covid-testing-program-just-a-few-months-after-promoting-it Alex Smith The Center for COVID Control made $155M on COVID testing — and collapsed after an FBI raid /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-02/the-center-for-covid-control-made-155m-on-covid-testing-and-collapsed-after-an-fbi-raid The Center for COVID Control is just one of the many COVID-testing sites around the country that have faced scrutiny over its legitimacy. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:54:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-02/the-center-for-covid-control-made-155m-on-covid-testing-and-collapsed-after-an-fbi-raid Jane Mather-Glass You'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on Wednesday /2022-01-13/youll-be-able-to-order-free-at-home-covid-test-kits-starting-on-wednesday The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:07 GMT /2022-01-13/youll-be-able-to-order-free-at-home-covid-test-kits-starting-on-wednesday Brian Naylor St. Louis hospitals expect record spike in COVID-19 patients to get worse /coronavirus/2022-01-04/st-louis-hospitals-expect-record-spike-in-covid-19-patients-to-get-worse Health workers are treating more than 1,020 people with COVID-19 inside St. Louis hospitals, the highest number of inpatient hospitalizations since the pandemic began. The task force reported 61 patients 18 and younger are hospitalized with the disease. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:17:57 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-04/st-louis-hospitals-expect-record-spike-in-covid-19-patients-to-get-worse Sarah Fentem