Community nurse uses her connections, experience to help Somali residents get vaccine
Arfon Mohamud has always been involved and invested in her community, both in Minnesota and in Nairobi where she grew up. Hired in late 2019 as a community nurse liaison at Kandiyohi County Public Health, Mohamud found her connections and experience to be priceless during the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. 4:00 pm, May 18, 2021 ×
Arfon Mohamud, community nurse liaison at Kandiyohi County Public Health, stands for a portrait May 11, 2021, in front of the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services building in Willmar.
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WILLMAR, Minn. Whether in Willmar, Minn., or Nairobi, Kenya, Arfon Mohamud has always been involved, volunteering and working on behalf of families throughout her community.
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Evening drive-thru vaccination clinic to be held Thursday, May 13, in Willmar
Kandiyohi County Public Health is holding an evening drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday. Advance registration is required and is available now on the county’s website. 1:50 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad Building at 1801 Highway 12 East in Willmar.
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WILLMAR A evening COVID-19 vaccination clinic is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad Building at 1801 Highway 12 E. in Willmar.
Kandiyohi County Public Health is conducting the clinic, which is open to all adults 18 years and older. The clinic will be using the Moderna vaccine, which will require a second appointment approximately 28 days following the first shot.
Kandiyohi County Public Health is holding a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday. Appointments are available and can be made on the county’s website.
Kandiyohi County Commissioners are strongly urging staff and members of the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19
The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners is urging county residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Commissioner Rollie Nissen, who survived a dangerous case of the disease, said getting the illness is much worse than the mild side effects one might get from the vaccine. 3:29 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
Kandiyohi County commissioners and the administration are urging the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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WILLMAR As of Tuesday, 48 percent of Kandiyohi County residents 16 and older have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, 11 points under the state vaccination rate of 59 percent.