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Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.
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Divisions abound in Missouri, where vaccines are widely available but only 40% of the state has been vaccinated.
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Long seen as a crisis afflicting rural communities, the opioid epidemic in recent years has surged in Black communities.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant.
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"Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time," read a joint statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
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The CDC just released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for 51.7% of cases in the U.S. In Missouri, Kansas and other hotspots, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.
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KC Tenants and other advocates for low-income renters said a federal extension of the eviction moratorium Thursday provides some relief, but ultimately doesn’t help those financially hurt by the pandemic, nor does it address long-standing gaps in affordable housing.
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The ending of state and federal eviction moratoriums raises fears that homeless numbers will increase.
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What the ending of state and federal eviction moratoriums means for Kansas tenants, and understanding the wave of immigration through the stories of those living in Mexico and Central American countries.
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The Our Healthy KC Eastside initiative will focus on outreach and vaccine distribution, and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver offers his take on the latest events in Washington and Missouri.
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As the CDC adjusts its mask guidelines and restrictions around Kansas City are loosened, vaccination rates among residents of several city neighborhoods are incredibly low.
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Kansas City and Jackson County lifted their orders requiring face masks indoors on Friday. Mayor Quinton Lucas said the mandate was no longer enforceable.