photo by: Contributed Photo/Heartland Community Health Center
From left, Dr. Cooper Nickel, a primary care provider at Heartland Community Health Center, and his father, Dr. Graig Nickel, a family physician at Watkins Student Health Center at the University of Kansas, receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Heartland.
Douglas County has the highest rate of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
In Douglas County, 438 out of every 1,000 people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The county’s exact vaccination rate is 438.6 per 1,000 people. The next-most vaccinated counties and their vaccination rates are as follows: Marshall County, 425.9 per 1,000 people; Mitchell County, 411.6 per 1,000 people and Meade County, 404.2 per 1,000 people.
photo by: Contributed Photo/Heartland Community Health Center
From left, Dr. Cooper Nickel, a primary care provider at Heartland Community Health Center, and his father, Dr. Graig Nickel, a family physician at Watkins Student Health Center at the University of Kansas, receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Heartland.
COVID-19 vaccinations in Kansas have been underway for a little less than a month, with priority being given to health care workers, EMS responders and residents in long-term care facilities. This past week, some health care workers received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they are now fully vaccinated.