The University of Kansas’ Learned Hall and the Earth, Energy and Environment Center are connected by a glass walkway over Naismith Drive. It’s a detail passersby likely notice, but one whose significance might not always be understood. Jim Modig, KU’s previous university architect, explained that it’s a path of accessibility to help people move vertically on a hilly part of the campus. A person in a ...
Douglas County has announced an additional 28 deaths in the community from COVID-19, bringing the total to 64. “This increase does not reflect nearly 30 deaths overnight in our community,” the health department’s Thursday update read. “In general, the increase is due to delayed reporting from KDHE due to a variety of reasons, including higher than typical numbers to report due to the high number of ...
Unified Command will make a change to its established Phase 2 coronavirus vaccine distribution process in order to vaccinate all residents of senior living facilities next week, according to the director of the health department. On Wednesday, the Journal-World reported that 17 senior living facilities in the county were originally supposed to get vaccinated in Phase 1. When the state and Douglas County moved ...
A COVID-19 testing site will open Tuesday in Lawrence for any Douglas County resident in need of a free test. Ruaa Hassaballa shared the news in a Thursday evening panel discussion put on by Unified Command to discuss COVID-19 testing, vaccines and equity. “We’re really excited that Douglas County is going to start having a WellHealth site,” said Hassaballa, the COVID testing equity project manager at ...
Kim Luce was told that her mother, who lives in Neuvant House of Lawrence, would be vaccinated as part of Phase 1 of the state’s coronavirus plan. But as of Wednesday, her mother and the other residents at the retirement and assisted living facility had not yet been vaccinated, even though Douglas County began vaccinating people in Phase 2 on Tuesday. “When they moved on to Phase 2, that’s when ...
LMH Health started its first Phase 2 vaccination clinic on Tuesday knowing 1,300 people had been randomly selected to receive a dose. The local hospital just didn't know who those people were. And as it turns out, not all the people who showed up that day or who had scheduled appointments for the following days were included on the list. It is an error that will result in about 380 additional people receiving ...