8 a.m. COVID-19 update

WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR APPS.WELL THE JOHNSON COUNTY KANSASHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS APOLOGIZINGAFTER SENIOR CITIZEN SMITH HAD ASTUCK OUTSIDE IN THE COLDWAITING FOR THEIR COVID-19VACCINATIONS GAMES HAS BROUGHTAUGUSTINE IS LIVE THERE TOEXPLAIN HOW THEY INTEND TO DOBETTER.HEY MARTIN, GOOD MORNING.YEAH, GOOD MORNING.THE THE BIG PLAN WAS TO TAKEADVANTAGE OF ALL THE PARKING OUTHERE AT THE MID-AMERICA SPORTSCOMPLEX WEST AND THE FIELD HOUSEHERE IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLETHROUGH THEIR FOR THEIRVACCINATIONS WITH THE LOGISTICS.JUST WEREN’T QUITE BUTTONED UPENOUGH AND YOU RAN INTO WHAT WESEE IN THIS VIDEO.WE’RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU OF A LOTOF PEOPLE EXCUSE ME STUCKWAITING IN THE PARKING LOT SOMEPEOPLE WAITING ON A SIDEWALK ANDA LOT OF THESE PEOPLE COMING FORTHEIR VACCINATIONS SENIORCITIZENS 80 YEARS OLD AND OLDERSO NOT A GREAT SITUATION BY ANYSTRETCH JOHNSON COUNTYRECOGNIZED.THIS WAS NOT GOING TO WORK.THEY ISSUED APOLOGIES YESTERDAYTHAT THEY WOULD DO BETTER THATTHEY WILL IMPROVE THE TRAFFICFLOW AROUND HERE RESOLVE THEPARKING ISSUES TO WHERE PEOPLESHOULD BE POPPING AND THEY’REGOING TO HAVE MORE STAFF INSIDETHE FIELD HOUSE TO TO HELP MOVEPEOPLE THROUGH HERE AND GETTHEIR VACCINATIONS AND MOVE THEMOUT.THE JOHNSON COUNTY MANAGER ALSOIN ON A ZOOM CALL ABOUT THISYESTERDAY.SHE APOLOGIZED TO SAID JOHNSONCOUNTY AND SHOULD EXPECT BETTERAND THEY DESERVE BETTER NOWTHINGS ARE STARTING TO MOVEHERE.WE’VE GOT BUSES THAT ARE COMINGIN THAT MAY BE WARMING BUSES FORPEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE WAITINGOR SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE ROLLINGIN FOR THEIR VACCINATIONS, SO ITWILL GET GOING HERE VERY VERYSOON REPORTING LIVE MARTINAUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWS MARTIN.THANK YOU SO MUCH 8:04 AND THISMORNING THERE IS NEW HOPE ON THEVACCINE FRONT.BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS MORECOVID-19 VACCINES WILL BE ON THEWAY IS THEY PUSH TOWARD THE GOALOF 100 MILLION DOSES BY THE ENDOF APRIL JARED HILLS AND OURWASHINGTON BUREAU WITH DETAILS.PRESIDENT BIDEN IS ACTUALLYHOPING TO HAVE 300 MILLIONAMERICANS VACCINATED BY THE ENDOF THE SUMMER BUT EXPERTS SAY INORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.THAT’S A NATION’S NEED TO BEHAPPENING MUCH MORE QUICKLY.AND THAT IS REALLY THE CORE OFTHIS NEW PLAN.THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOSTDIFFICULT OPERATIONALCHALLENGES.WE’VE EVER UNDERTAKEN AS ANATION UNDER THE NEW INITIATVE.THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THATSTARTING NEXT WEEK WEAKLYACCINE DELIVERIES WILL GO UP16% TO THE STATES FROM EIGHTPOINT SIX MILLION.IS NOW 2 10 .1 MILLION STATESWILL ALSO GET A THREE-WEEKHEADS-UP ABOUT HOW MANY DOSESARE GOING TO BE ON THE WAY WHICHIS CRUCIAL AS HOSPITALS AROUNDTHE COUNTRY ARE CANCELING TENSOF THOUSANDS OF APPOINMENTSBECAUSE THEY SAY THEY JUST DON’THAVE ENOUGH SUPPLY LAWMAKERSMEANWHILE OR STILL HAD ASTALEMATE OVER THE NEXT COVID-19RELIEF PACKAGE WITH REPUBLICANSCONCERNED THAT THE PRICE TAG ISJUST TOO HIGH TAKE A REALLYHARD.LOOK AT HOW WE’RE SPENDING EVERYONE OF THOSE DOLLARS IN ENSURINGTHAT IT IS TARGETED.IT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.WORK MUST MOVE FORWARDPREFERABLY WITH OUR REPUBLICANCOLLEAGUES, BUT WITHOUT THEM IFWE MUST NOW THERE’S A COVID-19BRIEFING SCHEDULED FOR LATER ONTODAY.THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT THESEARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING THREETIMES A WEEK LED BY THEADMINISTRATION’S TEAM OF MEDICALEXPERTS REPORTING IN WASHINGTON.I’M JARRED HILL.AND THE PRESIDENT SAID YESTERDAYTHAT THE GOVERNMENT’S IN THEPROCESS OF PURCHASING 200MILLION MORE DOSES FROM PFIZEROF MODERNA JOHNSON & JOHNSON ASINGLE DO SHOTS ALSO EXPECTED TOSEEK EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATIONSOON.AND AS THE NATIONWIDE VACCINEROLL OUT CRAWLS, THERE IS PLENTYOF LOCAL CHALLENGES AS WELLFEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S GIVEN,KANSAS AND MISSOURI JUST 29% OFTHE VACCINES NEEDED FOR THE 3.5MILLION PEOPLE ELIGIBLE TO GETIT WELL WITH THE FEDSCONSISTENTLY FALLING SHORT ONDELIVERIES.IT MAKES IT FOR COMMUNITIES TOPLAN.YOU GOT TO KNOW WHAT’S COMINGBECAUSE THERE’S NO SENSE INSETTING UP AN EVENT SAYING YOUGOT WELL, I GOT 10,000 PEOPLE.I GOT A HUNDRED SHOTS.ON FRIDAY, IT WAS ALREADYLAUNCHED ITS FIRST MASSVACCINATION SITE WITH THENATIONAL GUARD AND SAYS 26OTHERS ARE PLANNED HEALTHOFFICIALS EXPECT THESE TYPES OFEVENTS TO BE PRETTY COMMON ANDENCOURAGE PATIENTS.THE STATE OF MISSOURI NOW HAS ANONLINE COVID-19 VACCINATIONDASHBOARD SHOWING HOW MANY DOSESHAVE BEEN GIVEN ACROSS THE SHOWME STATE AS WELL AS HOW MANYPEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED ONE OR BOTHDOSES DATA CAN ALSO BE BROKENDOWN BY COUNTY GOVERNOR.PARSON SAYS, IT MEANS MORETRANSPARENCY AND SERIOUS RANKEDLAST IN THE NATION FOR BY THECDC.THE DASHBOARD FOR YOURSELF ATSTOPS COVID.COM AND A NEW COUNTYVACCINE DASHBOARDS ALSOAVAILABLE IN KANSAS TRACKING HOWMANY DOSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN INEACH COUNTY?AND HOW MANY PEOPLE IN TOTALHAVE BEEN VACCINATED PEOPLE INJOHNSON SEDGWICK AND WYANDOTTECOUNTIES HAVE GOTTEN THE MOSTDOSES.WELL, YOU CAN SEE MORE AT KANSASVACCINE DOT-GOV AND 102 NEWCASES A COVID-19 + 9 NEW DEATHSARE BEING REPORTED IN KANSASCITY, MISSOURI.WELL, THAT MEANS ALMOST 35,000CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCETHE PANDEMIC BEGAN WITH 429DEATHS.THAT’S ABOUT A QUARTER OF ALLCOVID DEATHS IN THE NINE COUNTY,KANSAS CITY AREA.I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A LOT OFQUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING THEVACCINE AND WE WANT TO HELPANSWER THEM.WE’VE POSTED ANSWERS TO SOME OFYOUR MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ASWELL AS COUNTY SPECIFICINFORMATION ON VACCINES FROMLOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS