[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The COVID-19 pandemic started two years, but Missouri and Kansas endured the highest infection rate for any month during the outbreak last month — and it’s not particularly close. With the arrival of the highly transmissible omicron variant and with the delta variant still circulating, nearly 27% of all confirmed […]
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[ad_1] TOPEKA, Kan. — Doctors of the Morning Medical Update met once again on Friday to talk about how COVID-19 and the Omicron variant are affecting children in Kansas. The Morning Medical Update hosted Dr. Angela Myers, Director of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, and Dr. Mitchell Douglass, a psychiatrist and […]
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[ad_1] TOPEKA (KSNT) – Doctors of the Morning Medical Update met once again on Friday to talk about how COVID-19 and the Omicron variant are affecting children in Kansas. The Morning Medical Update hosted Dr. Angela Myers, Director of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, and Dr. Mitchell Douglass, a psychiatrist and […]
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[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued the Park Hill, Liberty, Kansas City and Lee’s Summit school districts over their mask mandates. In the lawsuits, Schmitt argues the districts do not have the authority to impose public health orders for their students, according to the lawsuits. The petitions argue that […]
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[ad_1] TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working to increase and improve COVID-19 testing availability for all Kansans. Over the past month, the highly infectious and transmittable omicron variant of COVID-19 has significantly increased case rates and demand for testing in the United States and Kansas. KDHE continues monitoring […]
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[ad_1] Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) on Sunday said he is facing two challenges as his municipality battles COVID-19: misinformation regarding vaccinations and opposition from the political right when it comes to mask mandates and other mitigation practices. Asked by moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” what is holding him back from […]
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[ad_1] Diners around Kansas City braved snow, freezing temperatures and an ongoing COVID surge to take part in the first weekend of Restaurant Week. It’s the second year in a row the annual nine-day event has taken place during the pandemic, and many restaurant-goers were equipped this year with vaccines, boosters and masks. “We feel […]
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