Month: June 2021

The state of California has launched a tool designed to give residents easy access to a digital copy of their COVID-19 vaccine information. Unlike New York's Excelsior Pass, it's not an app people have to install on their phones. It's a simple website where residents will have to enter their name, date of birth and the phone number or email they used when they got their vaccine. They also have to create a 4-digital PIN, which they'll have to remember to be able to open the digital copy of their vaccine record. In addition to a link with their information, users will also get a QR code that makes their record readable with a QR scanner. They can use that to gain entry to establishments or events that require customers or attendees to have been vaccinated beforehand. While the digital rec...

The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine.What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday the state has 316,539 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,129 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall, the state said 43.6% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose and 37.6% have completed vaccination. Kansas only updates its case totals on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday there have been 518,188 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 9,228 deaths. Overall, the state said 43.4% of the population has received at least one dose and 37.7% have completed vaccination.FRIDAY9:30 p.m. -- St...

California is now offering residents a digital record of their COVID vaccination. The digital record can be used to access businesses or events that require proof of vaccination. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to sign up. Log on to the state's Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record website at myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov. When you get to the website you're going to fill out a fields for your name, date of birth and either a phone number or e-mail you used when you received the vaccine. You will also be required to set a four-digit PIN. You can make it anything you want, but just make sure it is something you will remember. Before you submit the information, you will be asked to check a box declaring that you are the person auth...

State health officials are warning about a spike in syphilis cases.In Milwaukee, the number of cases is 300% higher, than pre-pandemic levels.The Milwaukee Health Department called the spike in syphilis cases an alarming trend that has hit epidemic levels. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease. It can cause serious damage to other organs, including the brain, and is very dangerous for unborn babies.Most of the increase in syphilis cases is in females of reproductive age, according to the state Department of Health Services. Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for communicable diseases with Wisconsin DHS, said the majority of the cases were in Black, non-Hispanic patients. He also said that women over the age of 29-years-old experienced the most s...