COVID has had a disproportionate impact on certain ethnic groups, including American Indians. Retired Rear Admiral Keven Meeks joins to talk about how the Chickasaw Nation is protecting their own. As travel increases, we hear from Dr. Gary Morsch with the COVID Care Force on how countries are cracking down on regulations.

As COVID cases skyrocketed in recent weeks across Georgia, there's one age group that stands out for getting sick and spreading the virus — children. What we can learn from Georgia's pandemic crisis and hopefully avoid here in our area. Dr. Amber Schmidtke, chair of natural sciences and mathematics at University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, joins.

Experts discuss the effectiveness of mask usage in Kansas with special guests Dr. Donna Ginther, Dean’s Professor of Economics and Director, Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas, and Dr. Carlos Zambrana, Associate Researcher at the University of Kansas.

Dr. Steve Stites and Dr. Dana Hawkinson answer community questions. Former Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt joins to talk about how COVID is changing the NFL and sports.

Unvaccinated pregnant women are getting seriously ill with COVID-19. Our experts talk with Dr. Carrie Wienke, chair of obstetrics and gynecology, and Dr. Marc Parrish with maternal fetal medicine to break. They break down the risks and discuss how babies and unvaccinated moms are in danger during this surge.

Difficulty breathing is a major complication of COVID-19, which can lead to death. It's something respiratory therapists know all too well as they see the progression of patients from beginning to end. Respiratory therapist Julie Rojas and ICU pharmacist Jace Knutson discuss the COVID response now compared to this time last year.

Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, answers questions about vaccines and a third shot for Cancer patients. We also bury a time capsule to mark the construction of our new proton therapy center.

We continue our talk about COVID with a former Chiefs player-turned-team physician, Dr. J.P. Darche. He talks with our experts about playing with the Chiefs and then returning as a team doctor. He also discusses his close connection to physician and Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Both Canadians, Duvernay-Tardif chose to sit out last football season to fight COVID in their home country.

Dr. Brian Holmes calls himself a "good ol' family doc" from Abilene, Kansas. He describes the pushback he's seen in his community over vaccination and mask mandates. He also talks about the problems he’s had finding an ICU bed for some of his patients.

Dr. Karin Porter-Williamson, a palliative care specialist at The University of Kansas Health System, talks about the grief and frustration that surrounds COVID-19 deaths.