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dgau@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration are calling for a pause in using COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson, after six women developed blood clots. On a local level, the recommendations mean some people will need to reschedule their COVID vaccine appointments. But vaccine providers in Marshall said they still have the capacity to give vaccines made by other manufacturers like Pfizer and Moderna. Sandy Murphy, pharmacist at GuidePoint Pharmacy in Marshall, said GuidePoint is in the process of rescheduling COVID...

Downtown Brainerd parking in spotlight as council talks maintaining fewer lots Among the recommendations discussed was the idea of discontinuing the city's lease on the Burlington Northern parking lot off Front Street. 5:00 am, Apr. 10, 2021 × The Burlington Northern parking lot off Front Street in Brainerd is leased by the city and then rented to residents for off-street parking. The city may discontinue leasing the lot in 2021. Theresa Bourke / Brainerd Dispatch Should Brainerd be in the business of parking? The city’s new parking commission doesn’t think so and t...

Reporter As Minnesota continues to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, the focus will stay on seniors for a little longer. Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the state will wait until 70% of adults age 65 and older are vaccinated before expanding eligibility to other high-risk groups. Walz and the Minnesota Department of Health laid out a timeline for COVID vaccinations that estimated the state could meet that goal by the end of March, and then open up vaccinations for food plant workers and people with health conditions that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Walz said Minnesota has ma...

Area health care orgs address delayed 2nd doses as supply falls short Although “potentially worrisome,” a statement noted, delays of second doses weren’t a cause for concern in light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance reporting no loss of vaccine efficacy if patients waited up to six weeks, or 42 days, between doses. 4:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Pharmacists Jayme VanRisseghem (left) and Robert Wennerstrand talk about COVID-19 vaccinations Friday, Feb. 12, at GuidePoint Pharmacy in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch When Ch...

Nearly 15,000 Crow Wing County residents are at least 65 years old, according to the 2019 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, and are among those facing elevated risk if they contract the disease caused by the coronavirus. Within the seven-county region as of Tuesday, Crow Wing ranked third in terms of the proportion of those in that age bracket who’ve received at least one dose. Wadena and Aitkin counties — both of which claim populations less than a quarter of the size of Crow Wing’s — each report slightly higher percentages. In Wadena County, it’s 36.7% of seniors, an...