Health

Kansas vaccination plan prioritizes health care workers

Story updated at 1:29 p.m. Wednesday TOPEKA (AP) — Health care workers and long-term care residents will be among those who will get the coronavirus vaccine first in Kansas, a draft plan shows. Kansas’ 45-page plan was filed in the past week with the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Two COVID-19 deaths in county raise total to 17; KU adds 10 new cases of COVID-19

Douglas County's health department was notified Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment of two COVID-19-related deaths of county residents that occurred in August. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily update that it was notified on Tuesday of the two ...

Douglas County reports 51 new COVID-19 cases; 366 of 2,740 remain active

Douglas County reported 2,740 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 51 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 2,374 out of the 2,740 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 366 cases are active. The county has ...

More safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine fears grow

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital. A new poll suggests those vaccine fears are growing. With this week’s pause of a ...