Kansas and Missouri are moving into new phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but lingering frustration remains about people not being able to get inoculated fast enough. When Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine is available, it should help speed up the process.
The one-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is expected to receive emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
JOCO health officials to make COVID-19 vaccine available to more people next week
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers Share Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers Share Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript WE VACCINATED ABOUT 1020. AFTER CANCELING CLINICS LAS WEEK DUE TO WEATHER, JOHNSON COUNTY BACK TO WORK SAYING NOW UNTIL TUESDAY THOSE 80 AND UP WILL CONTINUE BEING VACCINAT BUT THAT CHANGES ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU ARE 65 OR OLDER YOU CAN BOOK ONE OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS. THEY SAY LOWERING THE AGE TO 65 REPRESENTS A HUGE NUMBER OF FOLKS LIVING IN THE COUNTY THAT WILL SOON QUALIFY FOR THE SHOT . THEY ADD THE COUNTY ALSO RECEIVING ADDITIONAL DOSES FROM THE KDHE TO FOCUS ON K-12 TEACHERS THIS SATURDAY WE’RE GOING TO IMMUNIZE ABOUT 2300 INDIVIDUALS FROM K THRU 12 SCHOOLS. FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 1200 SHOTS FOR THOSE WORKIN
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TOPEKA, Kan. â As soon as Kansas moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, Holly Bradley and her parents started filling out vaccine interest forms.
Bradleyâs parents live in Johnson County. They are 75 and 76, with underlying health conditions .But despite being eligible to receive the vaccine in Phase 2, Bradleyâs parents still have not been able to secure an appointment to receive the vaccine.
âWe signed up through (Johnson) County. We signed up through all of the hospitals. Weâve signed up through all of the pharmacies,â Bradley said. âI check those daily, I check those hourly every day. I set alarms to go off overnight to check at midnight to see if appointments open and we just have had no luck at all.â
Missouri s COVID-19 vaccine strategy shortchanges KC s most vulnerable, officials say Katie Moore, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 25 Missouri s COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy, which favors hospitals over local health departments, is contributing to a lack of equity that hurts underprivileged communities, according to officials in Kansas City.
More than half of the state s vaccine supply is being sent to hospitals, while 8% is going to local health departments that many say are better placed to reach the most vulnerable, including in communities of color.
Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer said local health departments are best suited to serve many of those residents.