Some Kansas counties are rejecting new COVID-19 vaccine shipments or reducing their orders because of decreased demand for the drugs.
Kansas Association of Local Health Departments executive director Dennis Kriesel said Friday that the shift occurred in the past couple weeks. The state opened vaccine eligibility on March 29 to all residents 16 and older. That led to an uptick in demand in mostly urban areas, but some rural counties had already begun vaccinating anyone of age who requested it.
Nearly four months into the vaccination effort, providers are beginning to run out of people who want to be immunized.
