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The distribution of more than 1.5 million free at-home COVID-19 test kits is underway across North Dakota. Gra...
By Doug Barrett Apr 8, 2021 8:18 AM Grand Forks health officials are planning to increase outreach efforts in the coming weeks to promote vaccination against the coronavirus. Health Director Deb Swanson says all shots are all spoken for at today’s (Wednesday) clinic at Alerus Center – and a good crowd is expected on Saturday. Swanson says the numbers start to taper off next week as more people find available vaccine – or are unsure if they want the shot. “We are also getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in greater supply. We have 900 doses to administer on Saturday ...
When the smoke clears Durango donations help bring stoves to remote Nepalese villages Head Sherpa Pasang Nuppa with but a few of the 150 stoves that were recently delivered to the Bhotkola region of northeastern Nepal. The stoves, which totalled $500 each, were paid for through donations from the locally based Bhotia Foundation, run by Himalayan Restaurant owners Karma and Jyamu Bhotia./ Courtesy photo Missy Votel - 02/18/2021 We’ve all heard the old adage, “where there’s smoke there’s fire.” But the reverse is also true: where there’s fire, there’s smoke. And soot...
By Doug Barrett Feb 2, 2021 2:40 PM Grand Forks health officials say they continue to put COVID vaccine shots into the arms of residents as quickly as possible. The county is expected to receive about two-thousand doses of vaccine this week and next. At last count Grand Forks has administered around 10,300 shots to date. Public Health Director Deb Swanson says they are also measuring the various tiers of vaccination – including to those over the age of 75. “We have vaccinated a little less than 43% according to census data so we do have a little work to do with those individ...