Local COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe cases receive antibody transfusion treatment
Local COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe cases receive antibody transfusion treatment By Lauren Andrego | January 20, 2021 at 10:34 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 11:04 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Meet Tom and Barb Kiffe, 86-year-old high school sweethearts of Mankato High School Class of 1952 and married for 64 years.
Now they reside at Oak Terrace Assisted Living.
Talk to them for a minute and you’d never know they recovered from COVID-19 earlier this month.
“I had a little fever at first,” Tom said. “Then I had a sore throat. And then just kind of, listless, you know, not bad. I just wasn’t myself.”
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Mayo Clinic Health System says they are seeing a high number of calls asking about the COVID-19 vaccine. Both Mayo and Gundersen Health Systems will contact patients either through their online account or through a letter letting them know when they are eligible to schedule an appointment to get the vaccine. “I would just encourage.
La Crosse County Health Department posts vaccine request form
January 19, 2021 4:58 PM Mike Tighe
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) Anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine should complete an online form to be connected with a vaccine provider, according to the La Crosse County Health Department.
The department launched the new Vaccine Screening and Interest Form Tuesday to connect eligible vaccine recipients with providers, according to a health department news release.
Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System will contact patients through MyChart and Patient Online Services, the department said. Current Mayo Clinic Health System patients through patient online services or letters in the mail. If a provider contacts a patient, the person does not need to complete this form.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A generous donation is helping the Salvation Army of La Crosse County expand its mental health programming.
Mayo Clinic Health System gave the organization $15,000 Tuesday, which will be used to help raise awareness and funding for crucial mental health resources in the La Crosse area.
The money comes from Mayo Clinic’s Red Kettle Campaign match challenge in December.
The Salvation Army said some of the people it serves are unaware of the mental health issues they’re experiencing.
With donations like this, the organization is able to give them the care they need, and a step closer to getting out of homelessness.