The Sedgwick County Commission next week will revisit a resolution passed in March that laid out COVID-19 recommendations that include mask-wearing in indoor public spaces and social distancing.
There is no easy way to determine who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t. The new CDC guidelines essentially leave it up to people to do the right thing.
During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Chapek hinted that there could be a change to the mandatory mask requirement at Disney parks in the near future.
AAA (Triple-A) says 71 percent of Americans plan to book a trip in the next few months. But in the age of travel restrictions, knowing what’s open could save your vacation.
The new guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but will help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools, and other venues — even removing the need for masks or social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated.
School districts across the country are weighing whether they can safely hold an event that many seniors consider a capstone to their high school careers.
Nearly 50,00 more kids in Sedgwick County are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA granted Pfizer emergency use authorization for the 12-15-year-old age group.
A government advisory committee recommended Pfizer’s vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, after the Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of the shots to the age group earlier in the week.
Riley County Health Department will host a youth COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pottorf Hall in Manhattan on Thursday, May 20, from 9 AM CDT – 4 PM There will be no charge
A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks.
Pediatrician Dr. Amy Seery with Ascension Via Christi explained the science with the vaccine, how it works and how it can play an important role for many kids wanting to get back to “normal,” safely able to visit grandparents and any friends who may be immunocompromised.
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and KATHLEEN FOODY and SOPHIA TAREEN
A handful of cities started offering shots to children ages 12 to 15 on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration gave the vaccine emergency use authorization for that age group.
Just 11% of people who remain unvaccinated say they definitely will get the shot, while 34% say they definitely won’t, according to the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That leaves a large swath of Americans in the middle who might still roll up their sleeves.
U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic.
States are pushing the unemployed to return to work to help businesses large and small find the workers they need to emerge from the COVID-19 recession.
