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Nebraska residents 18-64 are encouraged to sign up for the COVID vaccine at https://vaccinate.ne.gov. The Spanish version will be coming soon. It is not first-come, first-served and people will have a chance to schedule appointments when it is their turn and vaccine is available. If you are under 65 and have registered on the Panhandle [...]
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 [...]
83 Percent of Americans Support Wearing Masks, But Only Half Wear Them: Poll On 1/23/21 at 6:55 PM EST An overwhelming 83 percent majority of American adults say wearing a mask is an effective way to protect themselves and others from COVID-19, but in practice, only 51 percent of people said they wear a facial covering in public. Researchers at the University of Southern California's Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research polled more than 6,000 U.S. adults to better understand how Americans have responded to pandemic changes. The study revealed that the beliefs of several thousands ...
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 [...]
A close contact of a Covid-19 patient shares her experience of how she stayed sane while being home-quarantined for 10 days.