Personal Safety
Combating Vaccine Wariness With Education
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and skepticism is pervasive in communities of colors. Health professionals are working to address those concerns.
Rural Health Departments in Missouri Struggle to Meet Overwhelming Vaccine Demand
Missouri currently is 49th among U.S. states in the percentage of population vaccinated for COVID-19, at 5.6%. Rural counties in particular are lagging even that figure.
COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results
An analysis of four major Midwestern universities shows that no matter what the schools did to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic the results were worse than predicted.
Biden Administration Boosting State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
President Joe Biden says his administration is boosting the number of doses sent to states each week and will be giving state officials more certainty on the number of doses they can expect in future shipments.
KC Faith Leaders Target Violent Crime in ‘Getting to the Heart of the Matter’
Several clergy members began working with the Kansas City Police Department last summer to find ways to reduce violent crime.