BUCYRUS - Thanks to 300 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, it s going to be a good week at Crawford County Public Health, its leader said. We re finally playing offense instead of defense, Health Commissioner Kate Siefert said Tuesday morning, standing amid the bustle of a vaccination clinic for residents ages 80 and older. Because wearing the mask, social distancing, all that was defense. Now we can finally fight the virus with some offense, with the vaccine.
The effort to vaccinate the county s oldest residents against the novel coronavirus got started at 9 a.m. Tuesday with a steady stream of seniors filing into the health department s building on Isaac Beal Road.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Crawford County Public Health Officer Dr. Timothy Stebbins was honored this week by Gov. Laura Kelly as the Public Health Hero of the week. Kelly and her administration began the program in December of 2020 as a way of “recognizing and highlighting the efforts of local health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Stebbins has been integral to the county’s response to the COVID-
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SEPTEMBER:Soldiers Grove Librarian Cele Wolf retired on August 31 after 28 years of service to the community. Taking her place will be Sarah DiPadova… BACK-TO-SCHOOL in 2020 was like no other year, in the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic. Here, educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary student’s temperature on the first day of school at North Crawford.
Educational assistant Cortney Yonker took an elementary school student’s temperature as a COVID-19 precaution on the first day of school at North Crawford Tuesday morning. In addition to checking temperatures, both students and staff are wearing masks… It seems the Crawford County Board may have overlooked quite a few broadband internet options, when it appeared t
Crawford County EMA: COVID-19 vaccine available for people age 80 and older
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BUCYRUS The Crawford County Emergency Management Agency has announced that the county will receive a limited amount of COVID-19 vaccine, which will be allocated to the priority groups outlined in Gov. Mike DeWine’s address on Jan. 7.
For the week beginning on Monday, Jan. 18, the eligible population to receive the vaccine includes people 80 years of age and older, according to a press release issued by EMA Director Jette Cander.
“Please be patient and kind to all those who will be scheduling your appointment,” Cander said. “Appointments will not be accepted via Messenger. You must have an appointment to receive a vaccination at all facilities.”
Cander said her department has been tasked with coordinating the vaccination effort. I m doing the logistics portion, she said. Emergency management is tasked with providing a statement to the public so that they know where they can go to get vaccinated, who is eligible that week the information portion of it. So I m just coordinating all the public health and private providers, so it s one point of information for everybody to share.
People who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination can schedule an appointment in the county starting Thursday, the release stated. People should not attempt to schedule at more than one location.