7 a.m. Saturday COVID-19 update

FORECAST IN JUST MINUTES HERE ONCHANNEL 9 NOW ONTO THE PANMIDECREHE ARE THE LATEST AREAVACCINATION RATES THIS MORNING42OF% ND A COUNTY KANSAS ARE NOWFULLY VACCINATED, KANSAS CY,ITMISSOURI CLAY AND PLATTECOUNTY’S RIGHT AROUND THAT 30%MARK AND WNDYAOTTE COUNTY STANDSAT 26% THIS MORNG.INTHE LAST WEEK AND A HALFCHILDREN ASGE 12 TO 15 HAVEBECOME ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19VACCINATIONS KBC NIGHTS ALANSHOPE LOOKS AT WHY SOME EARLYVACCINATION NUMBERS ARE PRETTYLOW FOR THAT AGE GROUP.A MATTER IF THE NUMBERS AREGOING DOWN EDUCATION IS STILLOUR PRIMARY FOCUS.IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK AND A HALFFOR NURSE RAQUEL GARCIA ONTHURSDAY.SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TOVACCINATE HER DAUGHTER FINALLYGOT IT.AND NOW SHE’S TH LEAST ONE INOUR ENTIRE FAMILY TO GET ITRAQUEL AND HER TEAM AT TRUMANMEDICAL CENTERSND A UNIVERSITYHEALTH HITTING THE STREETS THISWEEK TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO ISSTILL INTERESTED I BNEINGVACCINATED AND TRYING TO FIND AWAY TO HELP THEM WHEN WE DID THECANVASSING.TH WEYERE REALLY SHOCKED THAT WEREWE WILLING TO COME OUT TO THEMTHE HOSPITAL HOSTING CLINICS ANDOFFERING BACK TO NIONSAT NOW ONKIDS ALL THROUGH 15 FOR THE LASTWEEK AND A HALF TRUNMA SAYING TOTHIS POINT LESS THAN 200 KIDSHAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTOHE THOSPITAL TO GET VACCINATED ATSAINT LUKE’S THAT NUMBER ISRIGHT AT 200.ALTHOUGH THEY PNTOI OUT.THEY DO’'T HAVE A PEDIATRICDEPARTMENT.CHILDREN’S MERCY HAS SEEANHIGHER DEMAND DOCTORS SAY ALLHOSPITALS ARE CONTINUING TO GETTHE WORD OUT.IT’S THE GROUPS THAT HAVE NOTBEEN BROLYAD VACCINATED THATPARTICULAR RECIPE CONTINUING TOTO GET THE EFFECT.SHE ADDS VACCINATION OPTIMISMOPTIMISM THOUGH WITHIN THEHOSPITAL IS EXTREMELY IT’S BEENVERY REWARDING GIVING THECCVAINATIONS ALL ALONG THE WAYTO ALL THE DIFFERENT AGE COHORTSIN KANSAS CITY.ALLEN SHOW KMBC9 NEWS.CHILDREN’S MERCY IS HELPING GETMORE KIDS AND TEENAGERSVACCINATED TODAY.THEY’LL HAVE A CLINIC THAT WILLTAKE PLACE AT THE ALDE HALLCAUSMP IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIAPPOINTMENT STARTED 8 CLOCK THISMORNING.THEY’RE GOING UNTIL FOUROU Y CANSIGN UP ONLINE OR BY CALLINGTHAT NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM OFYOUR SCREEN.816-302-6300.WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU GET THEVACCINE IF YOU WAN ITT YOU CANGO TO KNBC.COM CLICK ON THE HOWTO