Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine for kids in the Kansas City area
November 4, 2021 | Younger kids in Kansas City can get their COVID-19 shot as early as this week.
Young kids can now get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s where they can find them in Kansas
November 3, 2021 | Kids in Kansas will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine through their personal doctor, large suppliers or county health departments, Gov. Laura Kelly announced. Kelly explained the state’s strategy to provide the vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11 in her Safer Classrooms Workgroup Wednesday afternoon. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday morning it would follow new Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control guidelines in making a smaller dose of the Pfizer shot available to younger children.
Kansas native and KU graduate who helped develop COVID-19 vaccine gets federal award
November 3, 2021 | A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine has received an award for his role in research that led to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Barney Graham, who graduated in 1979, was named the 2021 Federal Employee of the Year last week by the Partnership for Public Service, the university said in a news release. He is the former deputy director of the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center, and shares the award with Dr. Kizzmikia Corbett, another researcher.
Three Colorado sisters were part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial. They hope other kids get the vaccine.
October 28, 2021 | Very soon, a new group of Colorado kids will likely become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. State health leaders expect the vaccine for children ages 5-11 to be approved in the coming days and explained a rollout plan for vaccine distribution on Thursday. Families are starting to make plans for vaccinating their younger children. For one Colorado family, the decision was already made months ago.
Kansas City doctors say it’s a ‘great time’ for kids ages 5-11 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
October 27, 2021 | 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. An advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control will consider the recommendation early next month, and children ages 5-11 years old could start receiving Pfizer’s vaccine against COVID-19 as early as Nov. 5. Doctors at Children’s Mercy answered questions parents may have about the vaccination plan.
Nearly 265,000 kids age 5-11 could soon be eligible for vaccines in Kansas; How soon could they get a shot?
October 20, 2021 | National preparations are underway as the White House and pediatricians eagerly await the authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine for kids ages 5-11. According to a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are about 265,000 Kansans eligible in this age group. However, the state will not be disclosing plans for vaccinating this age group right now, as they await final authorization.
