KSHB: Fighting the pandemic and promising COVID-19 vaccines

The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying as health officials beg the community to follow public health measures. Dr. Andrew Schlachter, a pulmonologist at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, talks to KSHB about the challenges of fighting the pandemic and the glimmer of hope as two vaccine candidates near-final approval. 

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