Panhandle residents under 65 with medical conditions are being asked to wait to sign up for the COVID vaccine until the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) vaccine registration is available. This will be within the next week or so. Anyone 65 or older and interested in receiving the COVID vaccination, please complete [.]
As COVID vaccines continue to roll-out among Panhandle communities, anyone can now view the Nebraska Panhandle COVID Dashboard and see how many people have received a vaccine. As of Thursday, 4,559 Panhandle residents have received the COVID vaccine. This will be updated weekdays at 4:30 pm MT and available at www.pphd.org in alignment with the regular [.]
COVID vaccine allocations are expected to increase significantly for the Panhandle beginning next week. 1,100 doses, plus the required 2nd dose, are anticipated to arrive weekly beginning next week, with doses allocated based on a percentage of the county population. The Panhandle Vaccine Task Force is working together to get shots in arms, and anyone [.]