vaccines

Sedgwick County is offering first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 years.Federal health officials approved the Pfizer vaccine for children in that age group last week.

Kansas prisons were hotbeds of coronavirus infections early in the pandemic, but vaccinations appear to have protected those inmates living in close quarters.

The vaccine requirement applies to all employees, affiliated staff and contractors, students and volunteers.

If a company does decide to mandate vaccines, an employee’s options — particularly if they’re an at-will employee without an employment contract — are likely limited.

Biden administration officials announced plans for COVID-19 booster shots to be made widely available starting September 20. But local health departments and experts are scrambling to keep up with the latest guidance and research.

El condado Sedgwick esta ofreciendo la tercera vacuna Pfizer.

Sedgwick County residents with weakened immune systems will be able to get a free COVID-19 booster shot beginning Wednesday.

Parts of the U.S., including Kansas and Missouri, are seeing an unusual summertime uptick in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

Tuesday's announcement from Mayor Quinton Lucas follows new CDC guidance urging that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with significant COVID-19 spread.

On Monday night, amid growing concerns about the delta variant of the coronavirus, SMSD became the only public school district in northern Johnson County to require at least some students to wear masks upon returning for in-person learning next month.