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Tag: COVID-19

covid booster being administered on arm.
Posted inHealth

CDC recommends new bivalent COVID boosters to prevent common omicron strain

by Polly Basore Wenzl September 26, 2022November 30, 2022

Update Oct. 13, 2022: This story has been updated to add the latest recommendation  from the CDC. On Sept. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended newly formulated bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines for people ages 12 and up. The new boosters target the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the COVID-19 virus which […]

A teacher and four students working around a table.
Posted inEducation

Pandemic learning: Federal money allows Wichita Public Schools to invest in summer programs

Trace cropped headshot against a blue background by Trace Salzbrenner August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Robert York receives a COVID-19 vaccination.
Posted inCivic Engagement

Wichita nonprofit strives to vaccinate at least 400 unsheltered people by June

Avatar photo by Stefania Lugli February 23, 2022August 7, 2022
A temperature screening kiosk greets students entering the Casado Campus Center at Friends University as they return for the first day of the spring semester Monday. (Fernando Salazar/The Beacon)
Posted inEducation

Students are back at Wichita colleges, but the COVID-19 picture remains murky

Avatar photo by Rafael Garcia January 14, 2022August 7, 2022
December Markham stands outside her home on North Piatt Street, which she rents from the city of Wichita. A new affordable housing fund may invest money in rehabilitating public housing like hers. (Fernando Salazar/The Beacon)
Posted inLocal Government

An affordable housing fund is on the horizon in Wichita. Here’s what that means.

Avatar photo by Celia Hack December 6, 2021August 7, 2022
Clerks Stephanie Crump (right) and Ursela Hemman use one of four new kiosks for residents to access rent relief and other services from Wichita’s Housing & Community Services Department. (Matt Hennie/The Beacon)
Posted inWatchdog

Hurdles too high for some Kansans seeking emergency rental assistance

Avatar photo by Stefania Lugli September 29, 2021August 7, 2022

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