vaccines

As more Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, Missouri and other state legislatures are debating whether they should implement a vaccine passport system.

Missouri's lawmakers are debating banning vaccine passports and first-year educators discuss their experience teaching in the COVID-era.

Dr. Elvin Geng, a professor at the medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, said women of all age groups, races and ethnicities generally use health services more than men — which is one reason they live longer.

A pesar de que mucho del país se anima a la posibilidad de vacunarse, grupos considerables quedan sin convencerse aún. En las comunidades de migrantes y refugiados en el suroeste de Kansas, las barreras culturales y el acceso a la vacuna podrían dejar abandonados a los más vulnerables.

Illinois and some other states have prioritized farmworkers in their coronavirus vaccine plans. For many migrant workers from Mexico, this means they could receive the vaccine a year earlier than in their home country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released county-level data on COVID-19 vaccinations. Explore the differences across the region.

A funeral home obituary stated that Jeanie M. Evans died unexpectedly "from a reaction to the Covid (sic) vaccine." That information wasn't verified by news outlets that repeated it.

An obituary linking a Kansas woman's death to her vaccination against COVID-19 was picked up by local media, and questions arose when several news outlets rushed to unsubstantiated conclusions. Plus, innovations in the metro's fitness industry are seeing gyms through the pandemic.

The hard job of winning over people who have unfounded fears about the #COVID-19 vaccine — including your mom.

The average daily number of new coronavirus cases in Missouri has dropped nearly 90% since peaking in November of last year.

One by one, Kansas Citians wind their way through the bewildering maze that is the vaccine rollout. Sharing a selfie is one of the few ways to celebrate the milestone with friends and family. But there's a catch.

One by one, Kansas Citians wind their way through the bewildering maze that is the vaccine rollout. Sharing a selfie is one of the few ways to celebrate the milestone with friends and family. But there's a catch.