All Kansans 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the state begins Phase 5 of its vaccine roll out.

KSHB talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd, an infectious disease physician on Saint Luke's COVID-19 Response Team, about how the quick vaccine rollout is having a direct impact on the number of cases.

Watch the full story below.


As more people become vaccinated, Dr. Boyd explains why it is not time to let your guard down yet.

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