Kansas City hospital s getting COVID-19 vaccines to workplaces with mobile service
Truman Medical Center says it can be tough for workers to find time to get the vaccine Share Updated: 9:56 PM CDT May 20, 2021
Truman Medical Center says it can be tough for workers to find time to get the vaccine Share Updated: 9:56 PM CDT May 20, 2021
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Area COVID-19 vaccination sites
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All Missourians ages 16 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna and Johnson & Johnson) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines. Some of the places where vaccinations are being given:
Truman Medical Centers/University Health: 2211 Charlotte St., Kansas City, and 7900 Lee’s Summit Road, Kansas City. Vaccinations are being given Monday through Friday.
You may go to either Truman Medical Center location, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., without an appointment and receive a vaccination. Alternatively, you may still register and select your appointment time by visiting https://www.trumed.org/forms/covid-19-vaccine-registration/
The Jackson County Health Department: 313 S. Liberty St., Independence, 816-404-6415, is offering free vaccinations to persons age 16 and older. Please review the details of the specific clinic you wish to attend.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signing off on vaccines for kids ages 12 to 15 is welcome news for some parents.Mom Raquel and daughter, Raquel, say they re almost inseparable at times.She said that is why it is so hard for mom to not be able to do some stuff with her daughter. I haven t been able to see her play volleyball since the pandemic started, said nurse Raquel Garcia.Her daughter s school doesn t allow parents in for games or even practices. It s really sad because I want her to see my improvement, said Raquel Diaz, 13.Both Raquels are hoping that might soon change. It is indeed exciting. It s obviously the next step, said Dr. Mark Steele, of Truman Medical Centers/University Health.Steele said that the next group eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, kids as young as 12, represents about 5% of the population. It adds an extra layer of protection for the kids when they re going to school and if they re going to participate in other group activities, Stee
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Truman Medical Centers nurse seeks to break record kayaking Mississippi River
Traci Lynn Martin hopes to inspire others
A local nurse first used kayaking as a way to escape from her chronic rheumatoid arthritis. Now, she s attempting to set a world record.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â When Traci Lynn Martin isn t caring for others in her role as a long-term care nurse at Truman Medical Centers University Health, she s trying to inspire them.
Her latest feat will be kayaking an estimated 2,350 miles along the length of the Mississippi River.
And being in her kayak, gliding through the water, is where she s the happiest. There, she can be one with nature and escape from the constant pain of her rheumatoid arthritis.