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Medical experts are stressing the importance of getting your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Health officials are expressing their concern over an alarming number of people not going back for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 11:21 AM
Posted By: Madelyne Watkins
ROCHESTER, Minn. - While more than 95 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a growing number of people have missed their scheduled second dose of the shot. That s according to the CDC. Medical experts are saying they re not all that surprised by this, but it does raise concerns.
More than five million people, or about 8%, had missed their second Pfizer or Moderna doses as of early April. Freeborn County Public Health Director, Sue Yost, said if you want to be the most protected against COVID-19, then you obviously need both doses if that s what it requires. When you only have one dose, you re 65% protected. But when you have both, that percentage increases to 9
Freeborn County to offer mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Freeborn County is holding mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics in an effort to use up any remaining doses of vaccine they have available.
Posted: Apr 27, 2021 6:12 PM
Updated: Apr 27, 2021 7:13 PM
Posted By: Samantha Soto
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. - What if COVID-19 vaccination clinics came to you?
Freeborn County is holding mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics in an effort to use up any remaining doses of vaccine they have available.
As there are ten doses of the Moderna vaccine per vial, Freeborn County is offering this opportunity to groups of ten or more anywhere in Freeborn County, from church events to community events.
North Iowa and Southeastern Minnesota health care providers pause use of Johnson & Johnson shot
The CDC and FDA are recommending the United States pauses the use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 6:07 AM
Posted By: Annalise Johnson
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. - The CDC and FDA are recommending the United States pauses the use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine.
The Minnesota Department of Health and Iowa Department of Public Health are advising the same for health care providers in the states.
This comes after six people suffered a rare and severe type of blood clot. Of the more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the country, these are the only reported cases.
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.