Friday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

Friday 9 p.m. COVID-19 update

FEW MINUTES.WELL STARTING TONIGHT JACKSONCOUNTY BUSINESSES CAN OPERATE ATFULL CAPACITY.KMBC9S.BRIAN JOHNSON EXPLAINS AS THECOUNTY LIFTS SOME RESTRICTIONSSAFETY MEASURES.IN PLA I’M HUNGRY.YOU’RE HUNGRY.YOU’RE GONNA EAT MORE PEOPLE CANNOW DINE IN.FRANCE HAS ALL BUSINESSES INJACKSON COUNTY RETURN TO 100%CAPACITY.YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF THE FEWRESTAURANTS WILL ACTUALLY COMEINTO ANGELA HOLTGRAVES DINES INWITH HER FAMILY.SHE’S COMPLETED HER COVID-19VACCINE AND NOW VISITS JASPER’SITALIAN RESTAURANT WEEKLY,THAT’S KIND OF REASONS.WE LOVE JASPER’S JUST BECAUSE OFHOW THE OTHER ALWAYS CLEANINGTHEY’RE ALWAYS SANITIZING WHICHMAKES US FEEL THAT BETTER, TOO.I DON’T GO INSIDE.AND I’M ONLY HALF VACCINATEDRIGHT NOW OTHERS LIKE NANCYMURDOCK APPRECIATE THE OUTDOORPATIOS, BUT SHE’S GLAD THECOUNTY INCREASED CAPACITY LIMIT.I JUST THINK IT’S WONDERFUL.AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT THIS ISHAPPENING.I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO BECAREFUL THOUGH SAFETY MEASURESREMAIN IN PLACE TABLES MUST BESOCIALLY DISTANCE MASKS AREREQUIRED MANY BUSINESSES HAVEBEEN RELYING.ON OUTDOOR PATIOS TO INCREASETHEIR BUSINESS, SO TO RETURN TOFULL CAPAC.COULD DOUBLE THEIR REVENUE IT’SBEEN HARD.IT’S BEEN HARD FOR A LOT OFRESTAURANT OWNERS A LOT OFBUSINESSES JASPER J MARABLY OWNSJASPER’S THE ITALIAN RESTAURANTHAS BEEN FAMILY OWNED FOR 67YEARS.WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE.IT’S MADE FOR THE RESTAURANTBUSINESS IN KANSAS CITY.HE SAYS, JEANS HAVE MADE MOREPEOPLE FEEL EXCITED TO VISITAGAIN.THEY WERE SO HAPPY.THEY WERE CELEBRATING AND NOWYOU’RE SEEING THE WHOLE FAMILY’SCOME OUT, ESPECIALLY THE PASTTWO WEEKS.THANK YOU IN KANSAS CITY.BRIAN JOHNSON CAME TO C9 NEWS.ALSO STARTING TODAY ANYONE’S 16AND OLDER CAN GET A COVID-19VACCINE IN MISSOURI AND THATMEANS FOUR AND A HALF MILLION.PEOPLE ARE NOW ELIGIBLE THAT ISTWO-THIRDS AT THE STATEOFFICIALS SAY THE KEY NOW ISSUPPLY, KANSAS CITY’S HEALTHDIRECTOR SAYS THAT MIGHT TAKE AWHILE IN THE METRO.THAT DOES NOT YET MEAN THAT WEHAVE ENOUGH VACCINE IN THEKANSAS CITY METRO AREA THATEVERYBODY THAT’S OVER 16 CAN GETVACCINATED THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK.THE STATE IS PLANNING ANOTHERMASS VACCINATION EVENT.AT THIS COMPLEX AT THE END OFTHIS MONTH ARCHER SAYS THAT THEYARE TRYING TO SET UP ANOTHER ONEAT WORLDS OF FUN PEOPLE 16 ANDOLDER ARE IN KANSAS HAVE BEENGETTING VACCINATED FOR A FEWWEEKS ACCORDING TO THE CDC 35%OF THE KANSAS POPULATON HASRECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE TWENTYPERCENT