🌱 SLU Seeks COVID Trial Volunteers + STL Ranks High For Bed Bugs

Helen Eckhard
·2 min read

Happy Tuesday, St. Louis! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 43 Low: 33.

Here are the top 3 stories in St. Louis today:

  1. St. Louis University is seeking volunteers for an investigational COVID-19 booster vaccine trial. The clinical trial will test the safety, tolerability, and immune responses stimulated by different doses of COVID-19 second-generation booster vaccines manufactured by Gritstone Bio, Inc. Participants must be age 18 or older, healthy, without significant allergies, without a history of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, and have been vaccinated against COVID-19 at least four months prior to enrollment. (fox2now.com)

  2. "Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience" has extended its stay in St. Louis for the third time. The exhibition, which features more than 300 of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artworks, will now be featured at the Starry Night Pavilion on the grounds of the Saint Louis Galleria through March 30. More than 150,000 people have already seen the exhibition in St. Louis, according to organizers. (KSDK.com)

  3. Pest control company Orkin released its annual Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List on Monday, and St. Louis ranked 18th in the nation. The city climbed seven spots from its 25th place ranking last year and is one of nine cities in the midwest region to make the top 20. Chicago topped the list for the second year in a row. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)

Today in St. Louis:

  • Design Thinking For Entrepreneurs At Grow With Google (Virtual) (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • This species spotlight from the Saint Louis Zoo certainly has its egg in one basket. Check out the Northern spider tortoise, native to the southern coast of Madagascar. (Facebook)

  • The moon reached its first quarter phase on Jan. 9. Learn more about the moon and its phases in this week's Night Sky Update from the St. Louis Science Center. (Facebook)

  • St. Louis County Parks recreation complexes offer endless options to help get you started on your wellness journey. Whether participating in a class, working out in the fitness center, or joining a sports league, St. Louis County Parks will provide you with the tools to get you moving. (Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.

This article originally appeared on the St. Louis Patch