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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is receiving its initial order of 5,700 coronavirus vaccine doses for young children now that federal officials have endorsed the shots for youngsters ages 6 months to 5 years.
North Dakota health officials on Tuesday asked COVID-19 vaccine providers in the state to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson shots on recommendations from federal officials over a rare type of blood clot.
More than 45% of North Dakota nursing home workers haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine The relative youth of nursing home workers means they're likely more reflective of North Dakota's general population than any other group that received priority during the state's vaccine rollout, state vaccination director Molly Howell said. The hesitancy of many workers to get their shots could foreshadow the difficulties in getting some younger North Dakotans on board with vaccines as they become more widely available, she said. Written By: Jeremy Turley | × Alena Goergen, ri...
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