COVID-19

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | MLK Boulevard, COVID Vaccine Incentives and KC Police Budget Fight

Nick’s Picks provides the news outlook for the coming week in Kansas City.

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Wick and The Tricks performing at Lemonad(e) Park.

Live Venues Shuttered by Pandemic Could Start Getting Grants

For an industry all but completely shut down since March 2020, getting back to normal is going to take a major jumpstart.

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An aerial view of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.

How to Observe Memorial Day During the Pandemic

Whether in-person of virtually, here are six ways to reflect and remember fallen Americans on Memorial Day.

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What did the pandemic change about the way we process loss, grief and life? (Illustration by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Canva)

What the Pandemic Taught Us About the End of Life and Grief

What did the pandemic change about the way we process loss, grief and life? Everything.

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Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing

Surveys Say: People Ponder Life in a (Nearly) Post-Pandemic World

Three surveys conducted by data company Invisibly show that some attitudes about returning to pre-pandemic life have not changed significantly over the last 10 months.

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Businesses are grappling with how to bring employees back into the workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shaping the New Normal in a Post-Pandemic Workplace

Kansas City-area businesses are grappling with how to bring employees back into the workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Steven Berlin Johnson and David Olusoga narrate the new series "Extra Life" on PBS.

‘Extra Life’ Traces Our Astonishing Gains in Life Expectancy

A new PBS series that premieres Tuesday, May 11, examines scientific and medical innovations that have conquered some of the deadliest diseases.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | COVID Cases Rise As We Strive For New Normal

Kansas City area COVID cases are increasing as people try to move toward post-pandemic life in time for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day.

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When vaccinations started, folks who noticed flare ups started to wonder if this had to do with the new vaccine that was supposed to curb the rise in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. (Adobe Image | Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

Getting Shingles or Hives After the Shot? Experts Connect the Dots

Medical experts break down recent occurrences of shingles and hives and folks’ concerns about the vaccine for COVID-19.

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Juliana Tornabene poses underneath the journalism school at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Class of 2020 Finally Gets Its Proper Goodbye at the University of Missouri

Flatland reporter Jacob Douglas returns to the University of Missouri-Columbia to observe the pandemic-deferred graduation ceremony for the “cursed” class of 2020.

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