Story updated at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday: Douglas County has the highest rate of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In Douglas County, 438 out of every 1,000 people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The county's exact vaccination rate is 438.6 per 1,000 people. The next-most vaccinated counties and their vaccination rates ...
A circle of volunteers surrounded Jillian Rodrigue Wednesday morning at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, just an hour before thousands of cars would start rolling through the vaccination site. “All of you have a different story,” Rodrigue told the volunteers, who were all clad in bright safety vests and warm clothes. It was a sunny but brisk morning, and the volunteers stood attentive, listening to the ...
Data from four local health organizations showed that more than 40,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Douglas County as of Thursday. Altogether, data from the four distributors — LMH Health, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, Heartland Community Health Center and Haskell Indian Health Center — showed that 40,188 first doses and 23,200 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been ...
Updated at 1:30 p.m. Friday The Faculty Senate at Haskell Indian Nations University has taken a vote of no confidence in the university's president, Ronald Graham, according to a resolution certified Thursday. The resolution states that the Faculty Senate has declared no confidence in Graham's leadership or use of shared governance at Haskell. The vote was unanimous, with 25 people voting "yes" to the ...
It is unclear who is leading a local health center that has been one of the main participants in the COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Douglas County. The chief executive officer of Heartland Community Health Center, Robyn Coventon, has not responded to inquiries about whether she is still serving in her role. It is also unclear whether Heartland’s chief administrative officer, Lucas Houk, is still serving in ...
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod emphasized the importance of tenure at a town hall meeting Wednesday afternoon and said a Kansas Board of Regents policy that would temporarily suspend tenure protections would only be used as a last resort. Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer responded to a series of questions about the controversial policy during the virtual town hall, which was hosted by ...