Child health organization promotes masks in schools; Olmsted public health director weighs in
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 47) On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that everyone in school buildings mask up whether vaccinated or not.
AAP recommends universal masking because a significant portion of the student population is not yet eligible for vaccines, and masking is proven to reduce transmission of the virus and to protect those who are not vaccinated. Many schools will not have a system to monitor vaccine status of students, teachers and staff and some communities overall have low vaccination uptake where the virus may be circulating more prominently.
Olmsted County Public Health weighs in on mask-wearing in the future
Face masks in Minnesota could soon be a thing of the past, but only if the majority of Minnesotans get vaccinated.
Posted: May 12, 2021 9:29 AM
Updated: May 12, 2021 10:25 AM
Posted By: Madelyne Watkins
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Dr. Anthony Fauci said federal guidance on wearing a face mask indoors could soon change and the Olmsted County Public Health Director, Graham Briggs, doesn t think we will see a mandate for seasonal mask wearing in the future. However, there are a few things you should know.
There s a state mandate for face masks right now until at least July 1st in Minnesota, which Briggs said is giving people something to look forward to. The key to taking our masks off is all of us coming together and getting vaccinated as your turn arrives. for those who haven t been yet, your turn is now, he explained. That is the key to getting us to a place where we don t need masks anymore and we don t need
Olmsted County using vaccine doses as quickly as it gets them We re using every dose of vaccine usually within just a day or two after it arrives in the county, says Graham Briggs, Olmsted County Public Health Director.
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 8:15 PM
Posted By: Annalise Johnson
OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. - Many COVID-19 vaccine administrators are finding they have more doses of the innoculation that originally anticipated.
Pfizer vaccine vials are supposed to contain five doses, but vaccinators are finding they sometimes contain six. While some vaccine surplus in other parts of the country may be sitting in the ultra cold freezers of even going to waste, that s not the case in Olmsted County.