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County health officials say many residents still are skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Health experts in Kansas and Missouri said hospitals may soon have to institute crisis standards designed for catastrophic public health events.
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As COVID cases surge, local hospitals are getting calls from as far away as Michigan and Texas seeking beds for patients. But Kansas City has its own crisis to deal with.
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An increase in cases has hospitals in Kansas and Missouri delaying surgeries, turning away transfers, holding patients in emergency rooms while they wait for beds to open up and desperately trying to hire traveling nurses.
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A vaccinated person in Franklin County is the first confirmed Kansas case of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
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Some parents want more flexible schedules or greater control over their children’s lessons. Others are disillusioned with the traditional model of education or worried about plummeting test scores.
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A federal judge issued an injunction to delay the implementation of a nationwide vaccine mandate covering federal contractors.
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Before the pandemic, 28% of students were below grade level in math. After the pandemic, that number shot to about 34%. In language arts, the falling-behind number went from 27% to just over 30%.
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Lawmakers used a one-day special session to approve the bill to allow no-questions-asked exemptions to vaccine requirements and fine Kansas businesses that don't comply.
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Conservative Kansas legislators are fighting to build support among Republicans for a proposal to provide unemployment benefits to workers who lose their jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccines.