Delta variant now the dominant strain in Johnson County, Kansas
Epidemiologist says the delta variant could be an even bigger concern as the school year approaches Share Updated: 5:27 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
Epidemiologist says the delta variant could be an even bigger concern as the school year approaches Share Updated: 5:27 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
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Show Transcript SHE SAYS AMONG THEOST M VULNERABLE ARE UNVACCINATED CHILDREN. COVID CASES ARE ONHE T RISE IN JOHNSON COUN.TY OUR PERCENT POSITIVE HAS INCREASED. EMILY: AS THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT TESAK HOLD. IN THE MOST RECENT SEQUENCING 100% OF OUR SPECIMENS ARE COMING BACK AS DELTA. EMILY: THE TYCOUN HEAD EPIDEMIOLOGIST ELIZABETH HOLZSCHUH SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN RENTCE OUTBREAKS AT DAYCARES AND DAY CAMPS WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN TOO YOUNG TBEO VACCINATED AT RISK. DRIVING THESE INFECTION AND OUTBREAKS. EMIL IY:T CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS IN CHILDREN WITH SOME HOSPITALIZED AT CHILDREN
Vaccinated mom who contracted COVID-19 warns people to take virus seriously
6-year-old daughter infected, too
and last updated 2021-07-08 18:14:04-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A mom is urging people to be vigilant about COVID-19 after she caught the virus months after being vaccinated.
Carrie Gill said she and her 6-year-old daughter have had COVID-19 for a week.
Gill said her symptoms included stomach cramps, a sinus infection, and loss of taste and smell.
She said her daughter s symptoms were more intense. She had high fevers we couldnât control. She had very bad congestion and stomach cramps that made her cry, which was very sad, Gill said. She bounced back, though. Sheâs feeling better.
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Registered Nurse Raquel Garcia, a Truman Medical Centers employee, injects James Watts, 71, with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Linwood YMCA on Feb. 3.
The FDA this week gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be administered to children in the 12-15 age range.
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday it will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to residents ages 12 to 15 starting Thursday, May 13.
On Monday, the FDA issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer two-dose vaccine for adolescents in that age group.
The CDC and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have also authorized its use, prompting JCDHE to clear the way for kids in that age range to begin receiving shots.
Johnson County will start vaccinating 12 to 15 year olds on Thursday
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Data from the Missouri Hospital Association shows 6.5 percent of Missourians who received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine are overdue for their second.
and last updated 2021-05-12 21:58:44-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Johnson County, Kansas, health officials said COVID-19 vaccinations will be given to 12 to 15-year-olds beginning Thursday, May 13.
The hours for vaccinations include evening, weekend and walk-in spots for the shots.
Those 15 and younger getting a shot must be accompanied by an adult, according to the news release.
Johnson County, unlike Wyandotte or Jackson Counties or Kansas City, Mo., now no longer has any countywide mask mandate in effect. The other three local governments have rolled back some requirements on outdoor mask-wearing but still require masks in most indoor spaces. File photo.
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With the removal of its countywide mask mandate and formal restrictions on business operations at the end of last week, Johnson County diverged from other local governments in the region when it comes to COVID-19 limits.