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Kansas Doctors See Early Demand for COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

Wednesday, June 22 by Adam Kolb

By Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — COVID-19 vaccinations for kids as young as six months old began Tuesday across the country, and Kansas doctors say demand is already high. Last week, both Moderna and Pfizer received emergency use authorizations from the U.S. Food and... Read More.

USDA Directs $32 Million in COVID-19 Aid to Kansas Ethanol Production Plants

Monday, June 6 by Aaron Napier

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Operators of eight ethanol plants in Kansas disrupted by economics of the COVID-19 pandemic will receive more than $32.4 million in federal disaster aid, officials said Monday. The largest Kansas recipients of assistance from the U.S. Department of... Read More.

COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes to Closure of 115 Kansas Home Child Care Providers

Friday, June 3 by News Room

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Economic disruption in Kansas associated with COVID-19 contributed to the demise of 115 family home child-care providers in the pandemic's first year and left nearly one-fifth of the state's counties without child care slots for infants or toddlers,... Read More.

Kansas Small Businesses Set to Receive $50 Million for COVID-19 Relief

Friday, June 3 by News Room

By Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A new law will provide $50 million to reimburse Kansas small businesses that suffered early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The storefront property tax relief law earmarks federal dollars for property... Read More.