Sedgwick County will offer COVID-19 vaccines at Riverfest kake.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kake.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May 30 When Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer retires at the end of July, he will join the growing ranks of public health officials who have departed during the pandemic. Some found the stress overwhelming or faced threats and public vitriol. Others, including Archer, finally decided to step down after putting off overdue retirements. They'll be replaced by people like Taylor .
May 28 A possible new lottery in Kansas would have one way to enter: by getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Lee Norman, the secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, confirmed Thursday that Kansas is considering starting a vaccine lottery. "We will not have a million-dollar-a-week lottery like Ohio," Norman said. "But we are working with the lottery commission to put .
KLC Journal
The news of her brother’s death wasn’t unexpected. But mid-March 2020 would prove to be an extremely unusual time for Margaret, an African American woman in her 70s living in Wichita, and for her family to bury a loved one.
The novel coronavirus was beginning to reach Kansas. Just hours after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued an emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas recorded its first death linked to the disease.
In about a week, Margaret would learn just how close to home the pandemic would hit, when she became Sedgwick County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. The Journal is withholding her real name at her request to protect her privacy but has verified details of her account through hospital discharge papers and interviews with friends and family members.
Sedgwick County starts vaccinations for ages 12+ kake.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kake.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.