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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that would have limited the power of the state health secretary and local health officers regarding infectious and contagious diseases. That includes prohibiting the state health secretary from requiring COVID-19 vaccines to attend child care or school. “The field of public health was pioneered […] ....
Feds to double the number of vaccines it sends to Kansas Coronavirus and last updated 2021-02-12 18:06:05-05 MISSION, Kan. (AP) â Kansas is anticipating getting 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, double what the state was receiving just two weeks ago, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday. As of Friday, 9.4% of the state s population had been vaccinated, with 273,428 people receiving at least the first of two required doses, state health data showed. We are continuing to urge the federal government to increase the number of vaccines we receive and they are actually doing so, Kelly said in her biweekly call with elected officials. ....