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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward across Kansas City after the omicron variant caused a spike in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in January. These metrics are encouraging but doctors remain cautious as case numbers are still high.
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Gov. Mike Parson appointed department General Counsel Richard Moore as acting director of the state health department Tuesday night after Don Kauerauf resigned from the position.
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Director Donald Kauerauf proclaimed his opposition to mandates as senators questioned him on everything from vaccines to abortion.
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Parents of children too young for vaccines are exhausted. As omicron surges, they keep trying to protect their kids. But some feel isolated and even forgotten by those who just want to move on.
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Although many parents are excited about the prospect of a vaccine for children under the age of 5, not many kids in the older age group have gotten their own vaccine yet.
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The problem of inadequate staffing at nursing homes predates the pandemic, and it’s gotten worse.
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University of Missouri Health Care is pulling nurses from administrative positions and other jobs to cover clinic shifts, in order to keep up with the record number of COVID-19 patients.
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Peter Carnesciali, a software engineering manager, created a bot service that finds COVID-19 testing appointments at local pharmacies. The bot service initially found vaccination appointments, but has changed its focus in the wake of the latest surge in cases.
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Children between 5 and 11 have been eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine for nearly three months, but only about 13% of children in that age group in Missouri are fully vaccinated.
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Restaurant goers are eager to support their local eateries, even as COVID-19 cases surge in Kansas City. Restaurants have been hit particularly hard throughout the pandemic, and many are still dealing with staffing shortages.
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Hope for COVID 'long-haulers' comes with new treatments and research
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With the city at its worst point yet in the pandemic, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks with host Nomin Ujiyediin about how the city is handling the omicron surge and the ways that politics affect policy.