Kansas City VA: No acute COVID-19 patients hospitalized for first time since June
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, VA says it had 15-25 patients on any given day Share Updated: 5:47 PM CST Feb 16, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
Kansas City VA: No acute COVID-19 patients hospitalized for first time since June
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, VA says it had 15-25 patients on any given day Share Updated: 5:47 PM CST Feb 16, 2021
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Show Transcript SEARCH KMBC IN YOUR APP STORE FOR THE FREE DOWNLOAD. THE WEATHER IS PLAYING A ROLE IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY DOCTOR LEE NORMAN TOLD THE PANEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM TODAY THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY GETTING SHOTS INTO ARMS DEPENDS ON MOTHER NATURE THE DELAYS IN THE DEEPER COLD IS DELAYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN SHIPPING THE VACCINE TO US. MOSTLY STUCK WITH FEDEX AND MOSTLY UPSTREAM FROM US. THERE WILL
Part of our mission : KCVA begins Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations
The KCVA Medical Center is vaccinating hundreds of high-risk Veterans Share Updated: 1:30 PM CST Dec 27, 2020
The KCVA Medical Center is vaccinating hundreds of high-risk Veterans Share Updated: 1:30 PM CST Dec 27, 2020
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Show Transcript NEW DETAILS ON THE COVID 10 VACCINATION EFFORT. KANSAS CITY’S VA MEDICAL CENTER NOW IS VACCINATING HIGH-PRIORITY VETERANS. 200 APPOINTMENTS WERE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. KMBC 9’S ROB HUGHES HAS THE STORY. IF YOU DON’T HAVE RULES IN YOUR LIFE, EVERYTHING GETS CHAOTIC. ROB: THIS VETERAN IS USING THE SAME SKILLS HE USED TO FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY TO FIGHT COVID-19. YOU JUST FOLLOW THROUGH. ROB: HE’S ONE OF 200 HIGH-RISK HIGH RISK VETERANS WHO GOT THE MODERNA VACCINE AT THE KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY. IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST TO GET IT DONE. REALLY SUPPORTIN