Dr. Vincent Racaniello, host of the podcast “This Week in Virology” will join to help dispel COVID misinformation and talk about vaccines.

Amanda Cackler, RN, director of infection prevention and control discusses CDC recommendations on what we need to do to stay safe as we head into the Labor Day weekend.

We know COVID can impact us and our loved ones. But what about our pets? Two Kansas State University virology and wildlife specialists weigh in on COVID in pets and the deer population and share warnings about the animal medication ivermectin being used off label by humans.

Our experts will be joined by the family of a little girl who was recently diagnosed with COVID. Also, Dr. Angela Myers is the Infectious Diseases Division Director at Children's Mercy. She will be here to help answer questions about COVID and kids, the vaccine and what they're patient load is like since we saw her last.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steve Stites and Dr. Brandon Comfort, who works with COVID long haulers here at the health system, will give answers to some of the most asked questions throughout the week.

The recent surge of COVID-19 cases continues to put a strain on local healthcare providers. Chief medical officers from AdventHealth Kansas City, Truman Medical Centers and Liberty Hospital join the show.

We look at COVID testing. Lab staff are working overtime as more and more people are getting tested. We explain how the tests work with the Delta variant and examine reliability of the rapid tests. Also, a look at when you should get tested.

Dr. Angela Myers from Children's Mercy joins us to answer questions and concerns as children are back in the classroom, some masked, some not.

The health system is denying transfers daily. Some of the stories we are hearing are heartbreaking. Dr. Tim Williamson talks about how we handle patient volume and transfer requests. We also answer community questions we didn’t get to during the week.

Researcher Dr. Mario Castro from the University of Kansas School of Medicine joins. He talks about the latest on COVID research and treatments.