COVID-19

Nick’s Picks | Warms Thoughts With Kansas City in Deep Freezer

By Nick Haines | February 15, 2021

Record cold, Presidents Day, spring training and Mardi Gras are on this week’s agenda in Kansas City.

Data show that roughly 60% of the U.S. are willing to get the vaccine. What about the people who aren't sure? (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

Combating Vaccine Wariness With Education

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | February 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and skepticism is pervasive in communities of colors. Health professionals are working to address those concerns.

Gregory Cushman, an associate professor of environmental history at the University of Kansas, marched with faculty and students to raise awareness about potential damage of administration plans to downsize the staff and eliminate degree programs to address budget problems.

KU Faculty, Students Go on Offense at Allen Fieldhouse Against Administration’s Budget Strategy

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector | February 3, 2021

Faculty and students at the University of Kansas are protesting plans to deal with massive budget problems by shedding tenured professors, undervaluing graduate teaching assistants and jettisoning degree programs.

Rural Health Departments in Missouri Struggle to Meet Overwhelming Vaccine Demand

By Jacob Douglas | February 3, 2021

Missouri currently is 49th among U.S. states in the percentage of population vaccinated for COVID-19, at 5.6%. Rural counties in particular are lagging even that figure.

Nick’s Picks | Super Bowl Countdown, Vaccine Chase and Black History Month

By Nick Haines | February 1, 2021

Top headlines in Kansas City this week include the Chiefs Super Bowl countdown, the pursuit of COVID-19 vaccine and the beginning of Black History Month.

COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results

By Danielle DuClos | January 29, 2021

An analysis of four major Midwestern universities shows that no matter what the schools did to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic the results were worse than predicted.

President Joe Biden receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination

Biden Administration Boosting State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

By Laura Olson | January 27, 2021

President Joe Biden says his administration is boosting the number of doses sent to states each week and will be giving state officials more certainty on the number of doses they can expect in future shipments.