WHO HAVE FAILED TO GET THE SHOT. HALEY: THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO CALLING ON GOVERNORS TO MANDATE THE VACCINE FOR TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF SCHOOL STAFFS. LARA: LOCAL HOSPITALSRE A STRESSED FROM COVID INFECTIONS. BUT SMALL TOWN DOCTORS ARE BEING HIT ESPECIALLY HARD. A DOCTORT AMEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS IN ABILENE, KANSAS RECENTLY HAD TO SEND A COVID PATIENT TO WISCONSIN TO GET TREATMT.EN HE’S BATTLING ISSUES WITH SCEPA STAFFING AND MISINFORMATN.IO >> WE HAVE A LOT OF FULL SOUND HERE THAT UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT TRUST MEDICINE OR DO NOT TRUST THE GOVERNMTEN AND IT HAS CREATED CHAOS FORS U AND DIVISION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. LARA: HEALTH EXPERTS STRESS THE NEED FOR YOU TO GET A VACCINE, TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHE.RS IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, TALK ABOUT THEM WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. HALEY: VACCINE DATA FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 12 COULD BE RELEASED NEXT MOH.NT MODERNA AND PFIZER’S CLINICAL TRIALS BEGAN EARLIER THIS SUMMER. RESULTS GOT PUEDSH BACK WHEN THE FDA ASKED FOR A BIGGER SAMPLE SI.ZE PFIZER EXPECTS CLINICAL TRIAL DATA FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN FIVE AND 11 SOMETIME IN SEPTEMB.ER THE COMPANY COULD SUBMIT IT’S REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION SOMETIME AFTER THAT. HERE ARE THE VACCINATION RATES IN OUR AREA. ON THE KANSAS SIDE JOHNSON COUNTY HAS 62% OF ITS POPULATION FULLY VACCINATED. IT’S 50% IN LEAVENWORTH 44% IN WYANDOTTE AND 40% IN MIAMI COUNTY. IN MISSOURI PLATTE COUNTY HAS 46% OF ITS POPULATION FULLY VACCINAT.ED THAT’S FOLLOWED BY JACKSON AT 45% AND CLAY AT %.44 CASS COUNTY IS AT 42% AND RAY COUNTY IS AT 33%. LARA: MANY PEOPLE USE AT-HOME RAPID TESTS. BUT SOME HEALTH EXPERTS ARE URGING PEOPLE NOT TO USE THEM. THE CONCERN IS OVER FALSE NEGATIVES. SOME DOCTORS SUGGEST TAKING IN-PERSON PCR TES STINSTEAD. AT-HOME ANTIGEN TESTS HAVE A LOWER SENSITIVY.IT THEY MAY GIVE PEOPLE A FSEAL SENSE OF SECURITY. >> IF YOU WERE DOING IT AND UYO DON’T HAVE SYMPTOMS, YOU MAY HAVE A LOWER VIRUS LOAD, RIGHT NOW, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE DEVELOPING THE INFECTION, UYO JUST DON’T HAVE A LOT OF THOSE VIRAL PARTICLES AROUND. AND SO THEN YOUR TEST IS NEGATIVE. LARA: DOCTORS SAY SOME PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE TAKING THE SAMPLE CORRECTLY TEPONTIALLY LEADING TO A FALSE NEGATIVE. IT’S PART OF THE REASON ONE PHARMACIST WON’T EVEN CARRY THE TES.ST SHE SAYS THE INACCURACY COULD CAUSE MORE HARM. >> YOU THINK YOU’RE FINE. YOU’RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND LO AND BEHOLD, YOU’RE SPREADING COVID. AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT. LARA: DOCTORS DO SAY IF YOU DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL TESTING A HOME TEST IS BETTER THAN NO TEST AT ALL. IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS MONIT