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Emergency Preparedness - Earthquakes
4:51 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

Annual Earthquake Drill Shakes Things Up In Missouri, Illinois

Credit Missouri Shake Out/SEMA
Earthquake Program Manager Steve Besemer of the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency talks about earthquake safety with third graders at Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School in Columbia, Mo.
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This morning, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and seven other Central U.S. states participated in an earthquake preparedness drill.

The annual event is known as the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut. This year, close to three million people registered to participate.

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Flu Vaccine
4:40 pm
Thu November 8, 2012

Not All St. Louis-Area EMTs Are Getting Vaccinated Against the Flu

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As many as a quarter of EMTs and other emergency medical personnel in the St. Louis area may not be getting annual flu vaccinations, according to a new study out of Saint Louis University.

Saint Louis University nurse researcher and study lead Terri Rebmann says many study participants had misconceptions about the flu vaccine.

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