-
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been recommended for children ages 5-11 years old by an FDA advisory board, and area hospitals are preparing to distribute it.
-
Children’s Mercy doctors say declining COVID-19 cases in children means trick-or-treating is OK this year. But if kids and adults don’t get a flu shot, Kansas City could be in for a rough flu season.
-
Only Nebraska had a higher percentage than Missouri of kids with detectable blood-lead levels. And the authors of a new nationwide study say there is no amount of lead that is safe for children.
-
The hospital's president and CEO said that while 80% of the hospital’s employees have been vaccinated already, “we believe we can and must do better.”
-
Beyond just lingering physical symptoms from COVID-19, children are experiencing the psychological effects of “just not being able to be kids.”
-
Students across the Kansas City area are gearing up to return to the classroom, but local health officials are worried schools could turn into "hot boxes for infection."
-
Seven-day averages of COVID-19 cases were higher this month than in November 2020, and hospitals are struggling to care for people. “Your hospitals are on the verge of a crisis now.”
-
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.
-
The Pfizer vaccine is free and safe for 12-to-17 year olds, but teen vaccinations in Missouri are far behind other groups in the state.
-
Kansas City parents are changing their summer plans as the delta variant of the coronavirus spreads in Kansas and Missouri.
-
Studies show Black women are among the most well educated demographic, and they say they're speaking out, wearing natural hair and wanting the same as their white colleagues, paving the road for the next generation.
-
With more than 200 credits to his name, Koechner says he knows how fortunate he is to be a working actor.