Mariah Talsma, who graduated from Winona State University just days ago with a degree in public health, receives a vaccine against COVID-19 on May 5 from Winona Fire Department firefighter Derick Ritter at one of Winona County Public Health’s vaccine clinics. Local doctors field vaccine questions (5/12/2021)
Officials in Winona and Trempealeau counties are fighting an uphill battle in their efforts to convey the information that COVID vaccines are safe to those whose hesitancy obstructs the possibility of herd immunity. The Trempealeau County Health Department (TCHD) originally planned on a series of five informational presentations on the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the county decided to curtail the presentations, department spokesperson Kaila Baer said. “Nobody came,” she said.