It begins today. Walk ins welcome.

All three metrics are in green/yellow in #SGF now that more than 25% of the adult population is fully vaccinated. Let’s keep making progress.

And the @MOStateFootball team is in the #FCSPlayoffs. Didn’t know if I would be able to say that as President Missouri State. Thank you @kmoatsmsubears Bobby Petrino and all our coaches, players and staff. Well done. #GoBears

This time, we're coming to you. We'll have the single-dose #JnJ vaccine available to students and employees at a variety of campus locations May 4-6. It's free, and you don't need an appointment. Details in our blog. blogs.missouristate.edu/safety/2021/04…

Congrats to the 3011 #BearGrads. First commencement ceremony begins at 2pm today.

I am so encouraged by progress with Covid, but we are not out of the woods. We maintain a census of about 20 severe Covid patients, about 3-4 new Covid admissions/day and 2-3 deaths/week. Likely all could be avoided with a vaccine. Please convince your loved ones to vaccinate.❤️

Retiree dinner underway at the Bond Learning Center MoState College of Agriculture. We are honoring our faculty and staff who have retired in the last two years. Best wishes all.

SARS-CoV-2 Delta -risk of hospital admission of delta variant was twice that of alpha variant. This appears to be what we are dealing with in the Ozarks, a more transmissible variant that causes double the hospitalizations versus the alpha (UK) variant thelancet.com/journals/lance…

98-103 Covid inpatients in house. If you are hesitant to get a covid vaccine, and don’t know who to trust, try to eliminate all the noise on both sides, and ask the one person who won’t judge you, the one you entrust the most with your healthcare. Ask your personal doctor.

Friends—if you have not yet rolled up your sleeve to get the shot, now is the time to get it done.

The Delta Variant Is Surging in Missouri - Thank you ⁦Ed Yong is not here⁩ we are honored to have a Pulitzer Prize winner write about the deep concern we have for the community we love. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Included in the article from Missouri State: Bobby Petrino @MSUCoachMox Dana Ford and me. #GetVaccinated

One week from today, on Saturday July 31, a vaccination Clinic will be set up from 1-4pm Kentwood Hall parking lot on Walnut. It is sponsored by Sen Lincoln Hough and Reps Crystal Quade Betsy Fogle Alex Riley Craig Fishel and John Black. #bipartisanship #GetVaccinated All welcome

CoxHealth update: 180 Covid+ inpatients this am, new record, 560 Covid+ deaths through the pandemic. About 8 weeks ago we had 28 inpatients, 446 deaths. I cant understand the motivations of people disparaging healthcare providers and diminishing the reality of this pandemic.

The vaccine works. This slide was shared Mercy Springfield board meeting yesterday. #GetVaccinated

A CoxHealth snap shot of unvaccinated versus vaccinated patients hospitalized due to covid-19. 120/130 hospitalized are unvaccinated. 47/48 ICU patients are unvaccinated, 30/30 vent patients are unvaccinated.

#NeverForget

Come hear John Quiñones tonight Juanita K. Hammons Hall. No ticket/no cost. 7:30pm MSU Public Affairs #BridgingTheDivide

The application for the Missouri State Fdn Annual Scholarships opens today, 11/1 & is open to 3/1/22. Don't wait to complete the application! Log into your my.missouristate.edu portal, find the My Financial Aid channel and select the Foundation application. Missouri State Financial Aid

President Trump spent a large part of his presidency attacking NATO, saying that NATO was obsolete, and attacking our allies. We are certainly seeing today how crucially important NATO is, how crucially important our allies are.