Healthcare
Rural Health Departments in Missouri Struggle to Meet Overwhelming Vaccine Demand
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.
COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results
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.
Biden Administration Boosting State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
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.
Surviving Today: Landlords and Tenants Square Off as Eviction Moratorium Expires
Evictions continue despite a pandemic and despite a moratorium. Here’s what it’s like.
curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?
The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.
Pandemic, Job Losses and Supreme Court Case Focus Attention on Affordable Care Act Deadline
The COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people who have lost their jobs and health insurance, and a pending Supreme Court decision have created the perfect storm for the Affordable Care Act.
CDC Confirms Kansas Mask Mandates Helped Reduce COVID-19 Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published new research that reaffirms mask mandates helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas’ largest counties.
‘Just Not Enough People’: Health Care Workers Face Fatigue as COVID-19 Surges
As cases and hospitalizations hit all-time highs, both in Missouri and across the country, hospitals, officials and healthcare workers themselves are warning that staffing is stretched thin.
Life and Death Issue: Presidential Candidates on Health Care
Flatland examines the presidential candidates’ positions on health care, which 68% of registered voters say will be a very important issue in deciding how they vote.
Kansas Firefighters Go West to Fight Fires, and COVID-19
Dozens of Kansas firefighters have been battling wild fires in the West, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with no end in sight.