Haskell Indian Nations University faculty, staff must get COVID-19 vaccine, feds say
All faculty and staff of Haskell Indian Nations University must get the COVID-19 vaccine under a federal mandate issued Thursday.
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KU Health System is third local hospital network requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all workers
The KU Health System is requiring COVID-19 vaccinations of all employees, students, contractors and volunteers, becoming the third area hospital system to do so. It’s giving workers until Dec. 1 to get vaccinated.
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Do U.S. teens have the right to be vaccinated against their parents’ will? It depends on where they live
In some states, minors can legally decide for themselves whether they would like to get vaccinated. In Kansas, minors may consent to health care at the age of 16.
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Dillons, state of Kansas collaborating on COVID-19 vaccination incentive
Gov. Laura Kelly and the Dillons grocery store chain Tuesday launched a new COVID-19 vaccination incentive program in a dozen Kansas counties, delivering $50 per dose or a total of $100 for individuals 12 years or older who volunteer to accept shots.
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Lawrence Arts Center to require full COVID-19 vaccination for staff, program participants
The Lawrence Arts Center will require full vaccination for all staff, faculty and contractors, adult program participants and audience members ages 12 and up, according to an announcement from the CEO Monday evening.
Kansas officials renew push for COVID-19 vaccine after FDA approval of Pfizer
Kansas health secretary Lee Norman and Gov. Laura Kelly say formal approval of the safe and effective Pfizer vaccine removes a hurdle for defeating the latest surge of COVID-19 in Kansas.
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, now known as ‘Comirnaty’
The U.S. has its first fully approved vaccine against COVID-19, with federal health officials announcing Monday the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine.
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Kansas college prizes for COVID shots run from gift cards to scholarships, but they might not work
Most universities in Kansas are offering cash or prizes for students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — but it’s unclear whether those incentives work.
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ICU doctors make emotional plea for public to get vaccinated against delta variant
Physicians made life-or-death appeals Friday for Kansans to accept vaccination against COVID-19 to save themselves and loved ones at a time when spread of the delta variant threatened to buckle the KC healthcare system.
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Biden mandates nursing homes require COVID vaccine or lose Medicare, Medicaid funds; facilities concerned about losing staff
Nursing homes will be required to ensure their staffers are vaccinated against COVID-19, or risk losing federal Medicare and Medicaid dollars, the Biden administration announced Wednesday in a major move on vaccinations as the Delta variant sweeps many states.
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