The one-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is expected to receive emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
JOCO health officials to make COVID-19 vaccine available to more people next week
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers Share Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers Share Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript WE VACCINATED ABOUT 1020. AFTER CANCELING CLINICS LAS WEEK DUE TO WEATHER, JOHNSON COUNTY BACK TO WORK SAYING NOW UNTIL TUESDAY THOSE 80 AND UP WILL CONTINUE BEING VACCINAT BUT THAT CHANGES ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU ARE 65 OR OLDER YOU CAN BOOK ONE OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS. THEY SAY LOWERING THE AGE TO 65 REPRESENTS A HUGE NUMBER OF FOLKS LIVING IN THE COUNTY THAT WILL SOON QUALIFY FOR THE SHOT . THEY ADD THE COUNTY ALSO RECEIVING ADDITIONAL DOSES FROM THE KDHE TO FOCUS ON K-12 TEACHERS THIS SATURDAY WE’RE GOING TO IMMUNIZE ABOUT 2300 INDIVIDUALS FROM K THRU 12 SCHOOLS. FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 1200 SHOTS FOR THOSE WORKIN
Health officials: vaccines starting to have effect in reducing nursing home outbreaks
Johnson, Wyandotte counties reporting fewer outbreaks in nursing homes Share Updated: 5:34 PM CST Feb 3, 2021
Johnson, Wyandotte counties reporting fewer outbreaks in nursing homes Share Updated: 5:34 PM CST Feb 3, 2021
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Show Transcript MATT FLENER SHOWS US WHY. THE HOPE, IS VACCINATING PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES FIRST. CUTS DOWN ON DEATHS, AND OUTBREAKS. INSIDE NURSING HOMES, THE EVIDENCE SHOWS T IS STARTING TO WORK. ARE TREND HAS BEEN GOOD, THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES WITH OUTBREAKS IS REDUCING. A JOHNSON COUNTY DOCTOR IS PLEASED SO FAR WITH JANUARY BUT STILL PROVIDES CAUTION BECAUSE AC/DC A CDC STUDY SHOWS THAT WHILE 78% OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SHOT. BUT ONLY 38% OF STAFF MEMBERS GOT VACCINATED. THAT UPTAKE OF STAFF HAS NOT BEEN ENCOURAGING. SO THAT IS CONCERNING. HE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS MORE OUTREACH TO D
Johnson County makes changes after rough start of Phase 2 vaccine rollout
Warming buses, shuttle buses added to help get residents to the facility Share Updated: 5:45 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
Warming buses, shuttle buses added to help get residents to the facility Share Updated: 5:45 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript VERY PLEASED TO THOSE CHANGES HAPPEN SO QUICKLY. VOLUNTEERS ARE GREAT. FOR THE HUNDREDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVING THEIR COVID-19 VACCINE, MANY REPORTING A SMOOTH AND SAFE PROCESS AT THE MID-AMERICA WEST SPORTS CONFERENCE COMPLEX IN SHAWNEE. IT WAS NICE, IT WAS A LOT BETTER THAN I HAD BEEN ON TV. VIEWERS SENT US THESE IMAGES ON TUESDAY SHOWING DOZENS OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS STANDING IN THE COLD, AND CROWDS OF PEOPLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INSIDE. THEY’VE GOT IT SET UP PRETTY NICE IN THERE JUST GOING IN CIRCLES, YOU KNOW THEY’RE NOT JAMMING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE CHANGES COMING SWIFTLY AFTER AN APOLOGY F
Demand for COVID-19 testing remains high in Johnson County, Kansas Share Updated: 6:55 PM CST Jan 7, 2021 Share Updated: 6:55 PM CST Jan 7, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: DEMAND FOR TESTING IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS CLIMBED IN DECEMBER. FOR A FEW WEEKS WE WERE HAVING OUR HIGHEST TESTING NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. REPORTER: HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. SANMI AREOLA SAYS STATE-RUN SITES HAVE HELPED MEET THE NEED. REALLY OPENED UP MULTIPLE SITES REALLY ADDING ADDITIONAL UP TO 3500 TESTS TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. REPORTER: BUT THE STATE RECENTLY CLOSED A TESTING SITE AT THE ROELAND PARK COMMUNITY CENTER CITING LOW DEMAND THERE. AREOLA SAYS THAT DOESN’T REFLECT THE COUNTY TREND. THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER, WE HAD SOME OF OUR HIGHEST TESTING NUMBERS. REPORTER: WITH VACCINATIONS STILL LIMITED, TESTING IS KEY TO CONTROLLING THE VIRUS SPREAD. ITS NOT A TIME FOR US TO LET OUR GUARDS DOWN WE NEED TO KEEP