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Rep. Davids to advocate for more vaccines U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., right, toured the Unified Government Health Department vaccination site on Thursday. The site is at the former Kmart store at 78th and State. (Photo from Rep. Davids’ office) U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., touring the Unified Government Health Department vaccination clinic on Thursday, said she would advocate for more vaccines in the region. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., center, toured the Unified Government Health Department vaccination site on Thursday. Mayor David Alvey is on the left. The s...

More vaccine on the way next week, governor says The Biden administration has announced a 16 percent increase in the amount of vaccine that states will receive next week, according to Gov. Laura Kelly. The state’s biggest challenge has been the shortage of vaccine from the federal level, the governor said Wednesday. Gov. Kelly, in a news conference, said the administration has committed to give states three-week forecasts on the amount of vaccine they will receive. Since the vaccination process started, the states only heard on a week-by-week basis how much vaccine they would receive, she s...

Key workers to have priority in Phase 2 vaccine distribution in Wyandotte County The Unified Government Health Department on Friday announced that its priority in Phase 2 vaccine distribution in Wyandotte County will be high-contact critical workers. Three groups were listed in Phase 2 on Thursday by the governor – those aged 65 and older; those in congregate settings; and high-contact critical workers. Because there isn’t enough vaccine currently for everyone in these groups, the high-contact critical workers will go first in Phase 2 here, according to Health Department officials. This g...

Residents asked to ‘be patient’ as Phase 2 of vaccine rollout begins Residents and health care workers are awaiting changes from the rollout of Phase 2 of the governor’s vaccination plan in Kansas, as well as changes made Thursday at the federal level aimed at getting the COVID-19 vaccine to the population faster. Although everyone 65 and older in Kansas is now eligible to receive the vaccine, along with those who live in congregate settings and high-contact critical workers, there is not enough vaccine currently available to give to those groups. Gov Laura Kelly said Thursday in a news...

COVID-19 case numbers at a high plateau, according to health secretary The Unified Government and Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, with residents, joined with the nation on Tuesday night in a nationwide lighting memorial to honor the more than 400,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall and the Wyandotte County Courthouse were lit in memory of the COVID-19 victims. (Photo from Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department) COVID-19 case numbers in Kansas are trending down, according to Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas secretary of health. Dr. Norman, speaking ...