Kansas, Missouri vaccine distribution statistics not yet public 20 other states already publishing data dashboards tracking vaccine distribution Share Updated: 4:13 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 20 other states already publishing data dashboards tracking vaccine distribution Share Updated: 4:13 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FLENER IS GETTING THE ANSWERS FOR US. VACCINATIONS IN BOTH KANSAS AND MISSOURI STARTED LAST WEEK, IN PLACES LIKE LIBERTY HOSPITAL THEY HAVE STARTED THIS WEEK. BUT TRACKING HOW MANY PEOPLE IN BOTH STATES HAVE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SHOT DOES NOT AS EASY AS YOU MIGHT THINK. KMBC 9 INVESTIGATES DID A QUICK SURVEY, FINDING STATES LIK TEXAS, AND MICHIGAN HAVE ALREADY ROLLED OUT PUBLIC DASHBOARDS TO SEE HOW MANY HAVE GOTTEN VACCINES. BUT MISSOURI AND KANSAS HAVE NOT. TUESDAY, A RELEASE FROM GOVERNOR PARSON’S OFFICE SAYS 23,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIV VACCINES, WE DON’T KNOW WHERE. KANSAS HAS NOT PUBLISHED STATEWIDE NUMBERS YE STATE OFFICIALS MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO JOSH NEROHNA, A JUNIOR AT BROWN UNIVERSITY, WHO STARTED THE COVID VAX DASHBOARD SHOWING 20 STATES HAVE VACCINE INFORMATION READILY ACCESSIBLE. ALREADY ABOUT A TENTH OF THE U.S. POPULATION HAS RECEIVED DOSES. >> >> I THINK PUBLISHING THE NUMBERS, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THE GOVERNMENTS ARE PUBLICIZING -- PUBLISHING THE DATA AND NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING. >> INVESTIGATES ASKED IF THEY WOULD USE PUBLIC DASHBOARDS TO SHOWCASE THE INFORMATION, AND MISSOURI THEY ARE WORKING ON ONE, AND KANSAS THEY ARE STILL TRYING T