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Mayor Lucas announces task force to oversee COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
February 3, 2021
Mayor Quinton Lucas official photo. // Courtesy City Hall.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced his appointments to Kansas City’s Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force. The task force is intended to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine process is completed in an efficient and equitable manner.
Lucas says the appointments to the task force reflect Kansas City’s government partnership with Truman Medical Centers, St. Luke’s Hospital System, Research Medical Center, and federally qualified health centers such as Swope Health Services.
“Over the past several weeks and months, I have met with hospitals and healthcare leaders across Kansas City to see the vaccination process, and to encourage increased health institution collaboration city and region-wide to protect our community,” says Lucas.
Mayor Quinton Lucas announces COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Mayor Quinton Lucas announces COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Posted at 4:00 AM, Feb 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-04 18:53:14-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Wednesday his appointments to Kansas City s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.
Those on the Task Force include:
Renita Mollman, Chair - Burns & McDonnell, Chief Administration Officer
Dr. Rex Archer - Kansas City Health Department, Director of Public Health
Dr. Valerie Chow - Truman Medical Centers, Retired Anesthesiologist
Kathryn Knotts - Truman Medical Centers, Director of Government Relations
Dr. Olevia M. Pitts - Research Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer
Here s the kick-off . . .
My appointments to Kansas City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force reflect Kansas City government’s partnership with Truman Medical Centers, St. Luke’s Hospital System, Research Medical Center, our Federally Qualified Health Centers such as Swope Health Services, and has organizational and operational support from Kansas City-based engineering, architecture and construction firm Burns & McDonnell, as we work to vaccinate vulnerable populations as quickly as possible, to make it easier for all Kansas Citians particularly those without regular internet access to determine where and how to get vaccinated.
“For many Kansas Citians particularly in our Black and brown communities the rate at which we are able to offer vaccines is the difference between life and death. I have directed the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force to begin meeting immediately and to work with each other and their respective regional leading institutions to provide a transparent plan to mos