MISSION Online sign-ups for the coronavirus vaccine are filling up almost as quickly as they are posted as health officials begin moving beyond immunizing j
Demand surges as Kansas opens up vaccine to second group
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
MISSION, Kan. (AP) Online sign-ups for the coronavirus vaccine are filling up almost as quickly as they are posted as health officials begin moving beyond immunizing just health care workers and long-term care residents.
Saline County had to shut its down within 30 minutes after residents 65 and older nabbed all 900 available slots. That’s about how long Douglas County had its signup open before its 500 slots were filled.
“That is probably going to be what they are going to see all across the state I would imagine,” said Kimberly Qualls, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Association of Counties.
Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna, Associated Press
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly talks about the five phase approach for vaccine distribution throughout the state during a COVID-19 press conference, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Story updated at 7:23 p.m. Thursday
TOPEKA (AP) Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced new details about the order in which her state’s residents will be eligible for inoculations, and making people aged 65 to 74 years an earlier priority was the biggest shift.