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Updated at 2:14 p.m. Wednesday Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. As of Tuesday, just over 17% were fully vaccinated, more than ...
With the record surge in coronavirus cases in Douglas County, including seven deaths over the past week, the strain on local health care workers has become increasingly acute. Staff members at LMH Health have been stretched thin due to the caseload, the high number of employee quarantines and ...
Douglas County leaders will consider extending the public health order that requires face coverings for those ages 2 and older inside public spaces in Douglas County. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider extending the health order for approximately ...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading to threats against him -- all to raise political cash. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has repeatedly said Fauci lies ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri's governing board on Tuesday rejected a request from the university system's president to temporarily require masks in response to increasing cases of COVID-19. System President Mun Choi first asked the Board of Curators to enact a mask requirement ...
WICHITA — A Wichita school board meeting was canceled when new members refused to wear masks and elected officials in the Topeka area rejected a plea from health officials to mandate them. Even as a surge in COVID-19 cases has strained hospitals and sent absences soaring in school ...