Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Kansas, but much is still unknown about the first phase of the distribution process in Douglas County. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for emergency use on Friday, and some health care workers in Wichita began receiving shots on Monday, according to The Associated Press. But it is unknown exactly when the vaccine will arrive at Lawrence’s ...
Wearing shorts in front of a crowd was a big victory for the Topeka teenager with the rare disease. Michael Freeland Jr. had always covered his enlarged left leg with oversized pants, but on that day in eighth grade he wore track shorts. It was a huge moment for him, Freeland, now 49, remembered. The meet was special because it was at Highland Park High School, the school Freeland would attend the next year, ...
In lieu of an in-person performance, The Lawrence Arts Center will be releasing free excerpts of "The Nutcracker, A Kansas Ballet" that its young dancers and professional team filmed this fall. Hanan Misko, dance school director with the Lawrence Arts Center, said the point of the excerpts was to give the dancers a chance to perform and community members an opportunity to see some type of "Nutcracker" ...
In a virtual COVID-19 town hall event, LMH Health’s director of pharmacy said the hospital could receive doses of the Pfizer vaccine sometime next week. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel recommended that the FDA authorize the vaccine and the FDA is expected to do so within days, according to The New York Times. Christina Crowley, the director of pharmacy at LMH Health, ...
Much like the World War II-era radio broadcasts on which it is based, Theatre Lawrence’s upcoming show will come right into the audience's homes — but in an online streaming format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theater's performance of “The 1940’s Radio Hour” has already been recorded, and the video of the performance will be streamed online this week. Viewers will still need to purchase ...
Organizers of the 27th annual Community Christmas Dinner are seeking volunteers and pies in advance of the Dec. 25 event, which will look different from past years because of the pandemic. The free meals can be picked up at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., between noon and 2 p.m. on Christmas Day. No indoor dining option will be available. For those hoping to eat the meal on-site, outdoor ...