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Vaccines are becoming more available in Kansas City, here’s how to get in line for yours

Joeli Toscano
March 15, 2021

Governor Parson announced recently that Phase 1B - Tier 3 of the COVID-19 Vaccine Plan will begin March 15.   According to the Missouri Covid Vaccination Plan, this tier includes critical infrastructure workers including, but not limited to, first responders, K-12...

Small red bacteria bubbles to represent COVID-19 on a molecular level and a vile that says COVID-19 vaccine across the front and a half full needle

Kansas City healthcare workers receive coronavirus vaccines

Joeli Toscano
February 23, 2021

As Missouri begins its Phase 1 distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, healthcare workers are at the top of the list.  Krupa Patel, a respiratory therapist at the KU Medical Center, received both doses required for the Pfizer vaccine said the worst part was the arm pain...

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Concerns grow as COVID-19 variants spread across the country

Angel Rojas
February 17, 2021

Global uncertainty has risen as scientists discover new variants of the COVID-19 virus. .  Many of the COVID-19 variants are spreading across the globe with mutations that make them both more lethal and contagious.  “The current few variants are the tip of...

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UK Variant of COVID-19 reaches Kansas

Angel Rojas
February 15, 2021

An Ellis county resident contracted a variant of the COVID-19 virus that originated in the UK, officially labeled as variant B.1.1.7. This case was confirmed in early February by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and it is currently the only known public case...

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UMKC offers free coronavirus tests

Connor Stewart
February 1, 2021

Students are returning from winter break for yet another semester amidst the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure the safety of everyone returning to campus, UMKC is offering free COVID-19 tests through the Student Health and Wellness Center in the Brookside 51 building. The university...

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