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According to a report by the Associated Press, a number of states now have to work harder to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. For instance, Louisiana has had to stop asking the federal government for its full allotments of vaccine doses. The Pelican State is instead redirecting its efforts to encourage Louisianians to get their shots. The Louisiana Department of Health said it would send out more than 100,000 mailers on April 26 exhorting people to get vaccinated. It added that automated calls from regional medical directors would also be rolled out in a bid to fight vaccine hesitancy. Meanwhile, about three out of four Kansas counties have turned down new COVID-19 vaccine doses within the last month. ....
Apr 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste. As the supply of coronavirus vaccine doses in the U.S. outpaces demand, some places around the country are finding there’s such little interest in the shots, they need to turn down shipments. “It is kind of stalling. Some people just don’t want it,” said Stacey Hileman, a nurse with the health department in rural Kansas’ Decatur County, where less than a third of the county’s 2,900 residents have received at least one vaccine dose. ....
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: 62 Kansas counties turn down vaccine doses as demand wanes Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area Share Updated: 12:42 PM CDT Apr 26, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Here are the latest COVID-19 updates in the Kansas City metro area Share Updated: 12:42 PM CDT Apr 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I’M ROB HUGHES. IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WILL UPDATE ITS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES. KMBC 9’S MATT EVANS HAS A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT. MATT: THE CITY’S CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY AND CURRENT MASK ORDER ARE SET TO EXPIRE IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS, ON CITY MAY 1. LEADERS WILL BE ANNOUNCING UPDATED GUIDANCE WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ANYONE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE MUST WEAR A MASK, IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN 6 FEET OF SOCIAL THING. THE OUTDOOR REQUIREMENT COULD BE DROPPED TODAY. RESTAURANTS AND BA ....