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Kansas Officials Apologize After Elderly Wait In Cold For COVID Vaccine
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The Johnson County vaccine clinic opened early Wednesday
The county is in Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination plan
The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in Kansas was marred by complaints from old people who were made to wait outside in the freezing cold for hours for their turns, prompting Johnson County officials to apologize and promise better arrangements at vaccination centers.
There were long lines outside the Johnson County Health Department-run vaccine clinic in Shawnee on Tuesday, ABC News reported. The county is now vaccinating 80-plus individuals, health care workers and long-term care staff and residents. The vaccine clinic administered 1,778 vaccines on Tuesday and 1600 on Wednesday, ABC News added.
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“I, first, want to start by apologizing for the logistics how it was implemented was not what our county expects or deserves, and it will be different tomorrow [Wednesday] and going forward,” County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson said in a virtual press conference on Facebook Tuesday night.
“We need to make improvements, and for that, I apologize.”
During Tuesday’s Phase 2 vaccination rollout at Okun Fieldhouse in Shawnee, people who signed up to be vaccinated nearly all individuals 80 years and older found themselves waiting outside in the winter weather, shuffling along in line in an icy parking.
COVID-19 vaccinations: Questions answered by Kansas City metro health officials
Many people have questions on the vaccine roll out or where to sign up. 41 Action News spoke to health officials from the Kansas City metro to answer some of those questions.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Navigating through all the vaccine phases and the latest COVID-19 information can be a lot to take in.
Many people have questions on the vaccine roll out or where to sign up.
41 Action News spoke to health officials from the Kansas City metro to answer some of those questions.
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