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County Officials In Kansas Apologize After Elderly Wait In Cold For COVID Vaccine ibtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ibtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
County apologizes for seniors having to wait outside in cold for COVID-19 vaccine • 5 min read How COVID-19 vaccines work A visual explainer on how vaccines work, including how they work with the body’s immune system and their use in preventing coronavirus. KMBC County officials in Kansas apologized after seniors had to wait for hours in freezing temperatures to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The county expanded vaccine eligibility to residents ages 80 and above this week. Many of those waiting in line outside the Johnson County Health Department-run vaccine clinic in Shawnee on Tuesday could be seen requiring assistance or the use of a walker. ....
Senior citizens in Kansas county wait on long line in frigid temperatures for COVID vaccine nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kansas Officials Apologize After Elderly Wait In Cold For COVID Vaccine KEY POINTS 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. ....
Courtesy Photo / Laura Ovington “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. ....