CDC Says One-Third of Kansans Have Gotten a COVID Vaccine, 80 Percent of Seniors

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 80.8 percent of Kansans 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 56.6 percent have been fully vaccinated, reports the Wichita Eagle . These numbers rank Kansas in 10th place and 24th place among the 50 states, respectively. "Kansas is one of 13 states leading on vaccinating our seniors," tweeted Gov. Laura Kelly. "This is how we get Kansans back to work, our kids back to school — and our state back to normal." The Kelly administration's vaccine rollout prioritized seniors to be immunized first, and last week the Kansas Department of Health and Environment opened vaccine eligibility to all state residents and employees 16 and older.