Ryan Talken COVID-19 Update

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New cases of the coronavirus in Joplin have slowed to a trickle. Just in the past two weeks, according to the COVID-19 dashboard, it all thinks Missouri.org cases are down more than 35% in the city. Meanwhile, vaccination rates in Joplin are exceeding the rest of Missouri. Joplin Health Director Ryan Taken on Monday. Vaccination rates, the statewide outreach is about 24% of the state population has initiated one vaccine. Joplin numbers, we are at about 31%. So we're above the state-wide average. In the past week, Missouri has experienced a 6% decline in the number of new cases, although nationally states are reporting a 7% increase. Taken says he didn't know what the mixed data would mean long-term, and if Southwest Missouri was likely to see a rising cases after spring break. For K-R-P-S, I'm Fred Fletcher-Fierro in Web City.
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Ryan Talken COVID-19 Update
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Update from Joplin City Health Department Ryan Talken about the state of the city after the pandemic
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Health
Local Communities
Politics and Government
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COVID-19 News
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Anchor: Fierro, Fred Fletcher
Interviewee: Talken, Ryan
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Chicago: “Ryan Talken COVID-19 Update,” 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 3, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-73f7f8be2a8.
MLA: “Ryan Talken COVID-19 Update.” 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 3, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-73f7f8be2a8>.
APA: Ryan Talken COVID-19 Update. Boston, MA: 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-73f7f8be2a8