For the second time since the early 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Anthony Clinic, McFarland Clinic and Carroll County Public Health will partner in a virtual town hall meeting. The subject for the Monday, Jan. 18 meeting will focus on the COVID-19 vaccination process. The livestreamed discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the St. Anthony Regional Hospital website, a link to which is included below. The meeting will open with an update by St. Anthony Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kyle Ulveling, and then be followed by a question-and-answer session with panel members: Dr. John Evans of the Carroll McFarland Clinic; Dr. Mark Collison of the St. Anthony Clinic; and Carroll County Public Health Director, Nicole Schwering, RN, and public health nurse, Sara Schulte, BSN, RN. The public is invited to submit questions prior to and during the event by sending them to info@stanthonyhospital.org. The recorded meeting will be posted to the St. Anthony YouTube channel and on social med
Regional COVID-related deaths rose by seven over the past week while positivity rates remain generally low. Sac County rose by three deaths to 14. They have an increase of 21 cases since this time last Monday at 1,022 with 857 recovered and have a 9.4 percent positivity rate. Crawford County ranks third in the state with a 23.6 percent positivity rate and has had an additional four deaths, now at a total of 21. They are up 64 cases over the past week to 2,071 with 1,762 recovered. In the rest of the region: Calhoun County has the second lowest two-week positivity rate in the state at 6.1 percent. They had nine additional cases over the week up to 1,166 with 1,061 recovered and nine deaths; Carroll is at 15 percent with 2,328 cases, up 65, with 1,977 recovered and 27 deaths; Audubon is at 11 percent with 364 cases, up 21, with 297 recovered and seven deaths. Greene County has a 10.6 percent positivity rate and is up 17 to 634 with 528 recovered and seven deaths; and Guthrie County is
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses separated by a minimum of 28 days. St. Anthony staff who received the first shots Tuesday will receive their second immunization on Jan. 19. Common side effects include pain and swelling at the injection site and could include fever, chills, lethargy and headache. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports side effects could be flu-like, but should subside in a few days. Even if you have had side effects, the second immunization should be completed for the vaccine to be effective. It may take up to two weeks after the second inoculation to be protected from COVID exposure. They advise patients contact their healthcare provider if the redness or tenderness increases after 24 hours or if the other side effects do not subside in a few days. Area healthcare facilities will be notifying patients when they are eligible to receive the vaccine.
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Chief Medical Officer at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Dr. Kyle Ulveling, says this is the path back to normal.
Schulte says they are anticipating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the Moderna vaccine today (Friday) and they are hoping that they will start shipping those immediately. She says they have been working in concert with state and federal agencies to develop a distribution plan.
The first shipment will be the largest with anticipated smaller shipments coming in on a weekly basis. Dr. Ulveling stresses they cannot simply administer the vaccine to individuals of their choice. These doses will be going to those who are patient-facing, whether that be a nurse, a doctor or a housekeeping worker who has daily contact with patients. He adds anyone receiving the vaccine cannot have an active case of COVID-19 and those that have had it recently may shift in priority levels.