Strained Kansas hospitals fear looming flu season
Kansas hospitals already strained by a surge in COVID-19 worry about the upcoming flu season. Wichita’s four hospitals have operated at or near capacity, with ambulances diverted to other facilities. Experts caution that a combined COVID-19 and influenza season could overwhelm care, as flu peaks December through February per the CDC.
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KU vaccination prize winner and campus policy debate at KU
University of Kansas student Santiago Patifio won a $5091 cash prize from the campus vaccination incentive. A protest by Vaccinate KU is planned to press for vaccine mandates or stricter safety protocols, criticizing KU’s lack of transparent COVID policies amid ongoing events and gatherings on campus.
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KU Medical Center grant boosts health careers in Kansas schools
A near 1.3 million federal grant funds a five year partnership among KU Medical Center, KU Health System and the Lawrence school district to launch TSCORE LIFT. The program creates an introduction to health careers course a biology course tailored for health care minded students and a capstone course pairing students with health industry professionals. It aims to reach about 1 400 students across Lawrence Kansas City Wichita Topeka and Hays with participation from Wichita State Washburn Fort Hays State and St Francis and Via Christi hospitals.
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