8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

TO HELP VICTIMS OF UNSOLVEDCASES.AND STARTING TODAY WYANDOTTECOUNTY KANSAS IS OPENING UP ITSCOVID-19 VACCINATION SITES TOALL CANS AS WELL AS EXPANDINGTHE HOURS WHEN YOU CAN GET YOURSHOTS GAME TONIGHT’S MARTINAUGUSTINE IS LIVE WITH MORE ONTHIS STORY.HEY MARTIN, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.YEAH, GOOD MORNING.ROB COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HERESAY THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TOGIVE MANY MORE VACCINATIONS TOMANY MORE PEOPLE THAN WHATTHEY’RE SEEING WHICH IS WHYTHEY’RE OPENING UP THEIR CLINICSNOW TO ALL CANTONS AND EXPANDINGTHE HOURS OF THOSE CLINICS SUCHAS THE ONE THAT THEY HOLD HEREAT THIS OLD KMART AT 78TH ANDSTATE AVENUE VACCINATIONS FORALL CANDIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THEKCK LOCATIONS ON TUESDAYS.WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS NOW NONWYANDOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS DONEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUTTHAT’S EASY TO DO YOU GO TO THEWEBSITE?WACO VACCINES.ORG CLICK ON THEBLUE BUTTON THAT SAYS SCHEDULEAN APPOINTMENT.THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO DO.YOU WILL HOWEVER NEED TO SERVESOME PROOF OF YOUR KANSASRESIDENCY WHEN YOU GO TO GETYOUR SHOT NOW AS FAR AS THE NEWHOURS GO HERE AT THE OLD KMART.WYANDOTTE COUNTY’S ADDING THEHOURS OF 7 AM TO NOON ONTHURSDAYS AT THE ARMORY AT 100SOUTH 20TH STREET.THE NEW HOURS ARE ON WEDNESDAYSNOON TO 5:30 AND AT THE FORMERBEST BUY AT 105TH AND PARALLELTHERE NEAR THE SPEEDWAY SHOTSARE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY,TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY9:00 AM.30 AND WHILE NON WYANDOTTECOUNTY RESIDENTS DO NEED TOSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.WYANDOTTE COUNTY FOLKS CAN WALKIN FOR YOUR SHOTS.ALTHOUGH AN APPOINTMENT ISRECOMMENDED.NOW, THESE EXPANDED HOURS AREN’TGONNA STAY HERE FOREVER.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS INABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS.THEY’LL REEVALUATE SEE WHETHEROR NOT NOT THOSE HOURS ARE STILLNECESSARY.REPORTING LIVE IN CASEY KMART INAUGUSTINE.KMBC9 NEWS MARTIN.THANK YOU SO MUCH.MEANWHILE, HY-VEE WANTS TO GETTHE WORD OUT THAT THEIRPHARMACIES HAVE PLENTY OF PFIZERVACCINES RIGHT NOW.THEY CAN MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENTTO GET ONE AT A STORE NEAR YOUAND HY-VEE.COM AND THE US ISENTERING A NEW PHASE IN THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 AS OFTODAY EVERY ADULT IN THE COUNTRYIS ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE JAREDHILL IS IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAUWITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THEROLLOUT AND THE LATESTSURROUNDING THE JOHNSON &JOHNSON VACCINE.PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THATTHEY EXPECT AN UPDATE ON THATJOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE ATSOME POINT THIS WEEK AND ITCOULD COME WITH NEWRESTRICTIONS.NOW ALL THE WHILE THIS IS THEDAY TODAY THAT PRESIDENT BIDENSAYS HE WANTS EVERY ADULT TO BEELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE IT COMESAS THE NATION REACHES A NEWMILESTONE MORE THAN HALF OFADULT AMERICANS HAVE GOTTEN ATLEAST ONE DOSE NOW DESPITE THEPROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALSARE WARNING AGAINST EASINGRESTRICTIONS TOO MUCH UNTIL THENUMBER OF DAILY NEW CASES ISAROUND 10,000.WE DON’T PULL BACK ON PUBLICHEALTH MEASURES BECAUSE WE’REHAVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 NEWINFECTIONS PER DAY NOW OBVIOUSLYNOTHING OFFICIAL YET, BUT THEREARE SOME THOUGHTS THAT THE J&JVACCINE COULD RETURN WITH LIMITSON AGE OR GENDER OR JUST ABLANKET WARNING ABOUT THE RISKOF THOSE VERY RARE BLOOD CLOTSAND WHAT TO DO WHEN IT COMES TOTREATMENT.REPORTING IN WASHINGTON JAREDHILL WELL ABO