More mobile vaccination clinics and special events are being scheduled in Wyandotte County, including one on Friday and Saturday at the Kansas Speedway.
Friday and Saturday, Kansas Speedway
Upcoming vaccination events include the Race to End COVID-19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kansas Speedway near I-70 and I-435. Those who receive vaccines or get tested for COVID-19 can drive their vehicle two laps around the speedway track. For more details, see https://wyandotteonline.com/kansas-speedway-offers-laps-around-the-track-to-those-who-get-vaccinated-or-tested-at-event/
Friday, KCKCC
Free walk-in COVID-19 vaccines will be available to the public, no appointment needed, from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, June 4, at the KCKCC Upper Jewell building, 7250 State Ave. The mobile clinic is in partnership with UG Health Department and KCKCC. Those getting the vaccines can live anywhere. For more information, visit www.WycoVaccines.org or call 3-1-1.
Saturday, Miracle Temple
Free walk-in vaccinations are available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ, 2106 Quindaro Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. There will be a live DJ and free food. For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pfizer-vaccine-on-the-q-with-wilsons-pizza-and-medicine-shoppe-registration-156677503631?fbclid=IwAR2CDvwPY4LESbnq-1ysab0B6V63Ad2UbgxgRFhvNH9dNdh_-MA4mYCcSdM, www.WycoVaccines.org or call 3-1-1.
Free walk-in vaccinations available Friday
Free walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for everyone 12 and older from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, at the Kansas National Guard Armory, 100 S. 20th St., (near 18th and Ridge), Kansas City, Kansas.
People may also schedule vaccinations at WycoVaccines.org. Residents may request rides to the vaccination clinic through a form on the same website.
The Unified Government Health Department vaccination hours changed recently. To see the schedule and more information about vaccinations, visit WycoVaccines.org or https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept.
Those who receive COVID-19 vaccinations are asked to consider bringing an ID to make the process go faster.
The Health Department is doing more mobile COVID-19 vaccinations, and people may request vaccines to be given at different sites in the community by going to WycoVaccines.org and clicking on “mobile vaccine request.” People also may request a ride to vaccination sites on the same page.
Those who wish to schedule an appointment may use the Health Department’s self-scheduling tool at WycoVaccines.org and click on a blue button that says, “Click here to schedule an appointment online.” The page is available in Spanish by clicking at the top of the page. Walk-in appointments also are welcome.
Those who don’t have an internet connection may call 3-1-1 or 913-573-5311 for assistance in scheduling their vaccination appointment time and date.
To see more information about Health Department vaccinations and next week’s schedule, visit WycoVaccines.org.
Other sites available for vaccinations
Vaccinations at KU Health System are open to the public. Current patients may use MyChart to make an appointment. Others may call 913-588-1227 or visit kansashealthsystem.com/vaccine to make an appointment to get vaccinated. KU Health System currently is vaccinating residents of Kansas and Missouri who are 12 or older, by appointment only. Those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the appointment.
There are also pharmacies giving free COVID-19 vaccinations in Wyandotte County by appointment, when available. These include Price Chopper and Hen House pharmacies, which are now also accepting walk-in vaccinations or appointments, and are starting vaccinations for age 12 and up at those pharmacies that are giving Pfizer vaccine (see https://www.ballsfoodspharmacy.com/).
CVS has announced walk-in appointments for COVID-19 vaccine at some of its stores. Those interested in getting a vaccination at a CVS pharmacy are asked to visit a CVS website in order to make sure there is vaccine available. The website is at www.cvs.com/. Walgreens and Walmart also were listed on www.vaccines.gov as giving vaccinations.
Other pharmacies and sites giving vaccines are listed at www.vaccines.gov. The website also tells whether vaccines are in stock at the locations.
Case numbers reported
The number of active COVID-19 patients on Thursday morning at the University of Kansas Health System was steady, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control. There were six active COVID-19 patients, an increase of one since Wednesday. Two of the patients were in the intensive care unit, an increase of one from Wednesday. Six other patients were hospitalized because of COVID-19 but were not in the acute infection phase, a decrease of one from Wednesday. The total is 12 patients, no change from Wednesday.
Wyandotte County reported an increase of two COVID-19 cases on Thursday, June 3, for a cumulative 18,849 cases, according to the Unified Government Health Department’s COVID-19 webpage. There was a cumulative total of 295 deaths reported, the same as Wednesday.
The Mid-America Regional Council’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 174,641 cumulative, COVID-19 cases on Thursday, an increase of 58 cases since Wednesday in the Kansas City region. The daily average of new hospitalizations was 45.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 314,523 cumulative COVID-19 cases in Kansas on Wednesday, June 2, an increase of 526 cases since Friday, May 28. There were a total of 5,080 cumulative deaths reported statewide, an increase of four.
Johnson County had a cumulative 59,208 cases on Wednesday, an increase of 64 since Friday, according to the KDHE. Leavenworth County had a cumulative 7,264 cases on Wednesday, an increase of nine since Friday. Sedgwick County had a cumulative 57,376 cases on Wednesday, an increase of 104 since Friday.
The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard on Thursday night reported 33,326,128 cumulative COVID-19 cases in the United States, with 596,401 total deaths reported nationwide. There were 16,913 new cases nationwide and 610 new deaths nationwide.
States with rising numbers of new cases were Texas, 2,492; Florida, 1,234; Arizona, 915; California, 913; and Washington, 693.
Countries with rising numbers of new cases were India, 134,154; Brazil, 95,601; Argentina, 35,017; Colombia, 27,000; and U.S., 16,913, according to Johns Hopkins information.
Free testing available Friday
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, at the Kansas National Guard Armory, 100 S. 20th St., (near 18th and Ridge), Kansas City, Kansas.
Wyandotte County residents may contact the Health Department at wycohelp.org to sign up for a test to be delivered to their home.
For more details about free COVID-19 testing offered by the UG Health Department, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19, https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept or call 3-1-1.
One of the WellHealth sites for free COVID-19 testing is open beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, June 4, at Lowe’s at 6920 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Appointments are required. For more information, to see other testing sites and to make an appointment, visit https://www.gogettested.com/kansas.
The Health Department’s general contact page is at https://www.wycokck.org/Health/Contact.aspx. The department’s Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/UGHealthDept.
Testing sites are at https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19. There are more test sites listed on this page.
Saliva testing is now offered at the UG Health Department. For more information, visit https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/02042021-ugphd-saliva-testing-available.pdf.
The University of Kansas Health System COVID-19 update page is at https://www.facebook.com/kuhospital/videos/330310795391910.
A vaccine report for the state of Kansas is at
https://www.kansasvaccine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/123/Vaccine-Historical-Document-22521?bidId=.
The KDHE’s COVID-19 webpage is at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/.
The KC Region COVID-19 Hub dashboard is at https://marc2.org/covidhub/.
The Wyandotte County page on the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 website is at https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/jhu/county/20209.html.
The Johns Hopkins Data in Motion, a presentation on critical COVID-19 data in the past 24 hours, is at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-daily-video.