Kansas to push school COVID vaccine clinics for younger kids

By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas will encourage its public schools to hold clinics for vaccinating children ages 5 through 11 against COVID-19. She said Wednesday that some doses already have arrived in the state. Kansas expects to receive nearly 128,000 doses of a vaccine for younger children manufactured by Pfizer by next week. The Democratic governor announced that all children in that age group immediately will be eligible for shots and that most of the doses should be in the state by Friday. The doses would be enough for 46% of the state’s children ages 5 through 11 to get the first of two shots.