All adults over the age of 16 in Kansas will become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, after a new announcement from Gov. Laura Kelly. Kelly announced in a news release Friday that the state will move to Phase 5 of its vaccine distribution plan on March 29.Phase 5 makes all adults 16 and older eligible to sign up to receive a vaccine. “With the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly,” Kelly said. “I strongly encourage every Kansan to get the COVID-19 vaccine so we can get back to school, back to work, and back to normal.”According to the state, Kansas will become the 8th state to make the vaccine available to all adults. State records show as of March 26, 35.1% of all adults in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine. This story is developing, refresh this page for updates.
TOPEKA, Kan. —
All adults over the age of 16 in Kansas will become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, after a new announcement from Gov. Laura Kelly.
Kelly announced in a news release Friday that the state will move to Phase 5 of its vaccine distribution plan on March 29.
Phase 5 makes all adults 16 and older eligible to sign up to receive a vaccine.
“With the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly,” Kelly said. “I strongly encourage every Kansan to get the COVID-19 vaccine so we can get back to school, back to work, and back to normal.”
According to the state, Kansas will become the 8th state to make the vaccine available to all adults.
State records show as of March 26, 35.1% of all adults in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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