Created: April 05, 2021 04:55 PM
(ABC 6 News)- It s National Public Health Week, and it has been a long year for public health agencies across the country.
During a typical year, county public health departments would be celebrating all their hard work this week, but this year, they re a little busy. So, what s changed since these agencies took on the pandemic? My time and two or three other staff have been pretty much completely focused on Covid in the last year. So, to be able to do things we usually do, those have been put on the wayside, Sue Yost, Freeborn County Public Health director, said.
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Olmsted County vaccination progressing at a high pace
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) Olmsted County has vaccinated about 43% of its total population. However, health officials are also looking at a target population or those 16 and older who are cleared to get a shot. It s actually about 56% of the population 16 and over that have received a dose of vaccine now, said Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs. That leaves about 50,000 people or so still in Olmsted County that need to get vaccinated.
That means the county is currently outpacing the state and country in vaccination rate, a promising sign. The county has been averaging 7,000 - 9,000 doses administered per week.
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