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Share this story Published February 1st, 2021 at 9:41 AM Above image credit: "Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines. (John McGrath | Flatland) Are the Chiefs the only thing Kansas Citians can talk about right now?  Have you noticed how your friends and neighbors are now dripping in Chiefs apparel from tip to toe?  As red and gold flags have replaced the Stars and Stripes outside many homes in the metro, Kansas City is on a countdown to the Super Bowl.  The big game kicks off Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in Tampa.  While not everyone is...

KCMO Health Department: Appointments are key in avoiding vaccine line jumpers The KCMO Health Department is making sure people wait their turn for their COVID-19 vaccine. and last updated 2021-01-29 10:00:14-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed on a priority basis to first responders and healthcare workers in Kansas City. Demand for the vaccine is high, but supply is low. The concern from health experts is desperation to get vaccinated may result in people falsifying information to move up in priority groups. "That's been happening around the state in some plac...

By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent Mass vaccinations are underway across the state, with the Missouri National Guard activated to help get shots in arms at its first event in Poplar Bluff on Friday. But with demand still outpacing the state’s limited supply, some public health officials on the state’s Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution have expressed concern that diverting large amounts of doses to mass vaccination events may make equitable distribution more difficult. Gov. Mike Parson announced last Wednesday that Missouri National Guard members will be deploy...

How Biden's COVID-19 plan could impact the KC Metro and last updated 2021-01-20 23:40:32-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed more than a dozen executive actions, including implementing a mask mandate on federal property and installing a COVID-19 response coordinator to oversee the White House’s efforts to distribute vaccines and medical supplies. These executive orders are part of his plan to tackle the pandemic, which includes challenging all Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration. Biden said his goal is to dis...

Managing Editor Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas extended the city’s State of Emergency on Wednesday, Jan. 13, in consultation with Kansas City Health Department (KCHD) Director Dr. Rex Archer and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Director Dr. Erica Carney. Lucas announced updated COVID-19 safety guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, provided details on the city’s work to vaccinate the community, and announced additional small business assistance by extending deadlines for certain business fees. The State of Emergency was extended to May 1, 2021. Lucas’s Twelfth Amended O...