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Wyandotte County health manager says $5 million allocation and ARPA funds enabled mass COVID vaccination effort
Summary
Wesley McCain, manager of community health at the Wyandotte County Health Department, said a $5 million local allocation plus FEMA reimbursements and ARPA funding made rapid testing and mass vaccination sites — including a converted Kmart and mobile units — possible, serving about 5,000 households (≈17,000 people).
Wesley McCain, manager of community health at the Wyandotte County Health Department, said timely local and federal funding allowed the department to stand up mass testing and vaccination sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"If we hadn't been able to get the funding, the car would have stopped," McCain said, using a funding metaphor to describe piecing together federal, state, local and foundation dollars to pay contracted nurses and buy supplies for clinics.
McCain said the county commission approved a $5 million allocation for the department; later in the year,…
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