TOPEKA –Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference Thursday to give an update regarding vaccine priority groups and other COVID-19 information for the state of Kansas.
Kansas could finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month.
The governor said the state's vaccine web site is now available at Kansasvaccine.gov
A draft plan that Kelly released Thursday shows the next phase of the vaccine rollout likely will include people 75 and older and those living in group settings such as prisons.
Also included will be critical workers including firefighters, law enforcement, meatpacking employees, grocery store workers and teachers.
The third phase is expected to include people 65 and older and those with severe underlying health problems. People with less serious health problems will likely fall into the fourth phase. The fifth group will include everyone else.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 5501 to a total of 236,818 the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.
Coronavirus deaths were reported at 3027 an increase of 130
