Faribault, Martin counties struggle to fill vaccine appointments
The counties have opened up appointments to nonresidents.
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Martin and Faribault counties received 300 doses of vaccine last week and administered 270 of those doses.
But according to Chera Sevcik, executive director and community health services administrator for Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, 14% of the doses administered went to people living outside the counties, largely from the metro area.
Sevcik said it has become increasingly challenging to ensure all doses the counties receives end up in arms. The area’s ten providers are required to administer 90% of shots they receive within 72 hours, meaning residents have had ample opportunity to get a vaccine, Sevcik said.
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COVID-vaccination update
By Staff | Feb 9, 2021
The Community Health and Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties released the following weekly update on local COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
The data and information is current as of Feb. 2.
Faribault County: 1,155 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. Eight percent of the population has received at least one dose.
Martin County: 1,912 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. Nine percent of the population has received at least one dose.
Community Health & Human Services received 200 first doses of Moderna vaccine on Feb. 3. All 200 doses were distributed to individuals identified in priority group 1A within 72 hours as directed by MDH. All doses were in arms by Friday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m.
Fairmont vocational wing
Area voters have a chance to make a difference for FHS students on November 9. The Fairmont Area School District’s proposed $6.73 million vocational expansion project could offer a lot of positive influence for area kids and local communities.
The new facility will focus on automotive, welding, agriculture, culinary, and construction trades. That will enable them to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation or go on to more schooling, with the hope that students will come back to the area later.
We hope voters will take the opportunity to support the project.
Local vaccines
There has been some progress in the battle against COVID-19. According to one statistic reported Tuesday, Minnesota now has nearly as many people who have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as it has recorded cases of the virus. That’s 447,610 vaccinations to 463,132 cases of COVID-19. That said, the local rollout is still slow, and Community Health sanitarian Tim Lange