The COVID-19 delta variant continues as the dominant strain in both Kansas and Missouri.Doctors at the University of Kansas Health System on Tuesday said they re seeing a higher number of inpatients because of the strain.Twenty-eight people with the active COVID-19 virus are in the hospital. That s up from five just a few weeks ago. Most of those people are not vaccinated, doctors say. This could have been prevented, said Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of Infection Prevention and Control at The University of Kansas Health System. They could have saved trips to the hospital, they could have saved trips to the ICU, they could have saved themselves from being intubated. Doctors are also noticing another trend a slight uptick in breakthrough infections of fully vaccinated people, especially for those with compromised immune systems or underlying health issues. It s a small number of patients. It s one hospital. It s our experience. But I think there is a signal here, sai
COVID vaccine increasingly available without appointments
April 22, 2021 GMT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas counties are increasingly allowing people to walk in to get a coronavirus vaccine without an appointment as interest wanes.
In the Lawrence area, mass vaccination clinics at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, which had been immunizing almost 700 people per hour at their peak, are coming to an end next week. They will be replaced next month with five-day-per-week drive-thru clinics that will deliver 200 to 300 vaccinations per day to people at Lawrence Memorial Hospital without being scheduled in advance, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
“We’re seeing that supply is now outpacing demand in Douglas County,” said Brian Bradfield, associate vice president of ancillary services for LMH Health.
Johnson County Health Director reflects on anniversary of COVID-19 reaching the Kansas City metro
On March 7th, 2020, officials of the Johnson County government announced the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in the Kansas City Metro. Share Updated: 11:35 PM CST Mar 7, 2021
Johnson County Health Director reflects on anniversary of COVID-19 reaching the Kansas City metro
On March 7th, 2020, officials of the Johnson County government announced the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in the Kansas City Metro. Share Updated: 11:35 PM CST Mar 7, 2021
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Show Transcript NO WORD ON WHAT STARTED THAT FIRE. TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE KANSAS CITY METRO SAW ITS FIRST CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 160,000 CASES AND MORE THAN 2,200 DEATHS IN OUR NINE COUNTY AREA. KMBC9S, BIANCA BELTRAN SPOKE TO JOHNSON COUNTY’S HEALTH DIRECTOR ABOUT THEIR RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AND WHERE WE STAND ONE YEAR