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Lincoln health official encourages people to get yearly flu vaccine

The vaccine can help people avoid doctor visits and missing work and school, a Lincoln health official said.

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Routine Vaccinations Encouraged Before School Starts

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department is encouraging parents to make sure their children are up to da...

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Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department encourages routine vaccinations ahead of school year

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department encourages routine vaccinations ahead of school year
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Back-to-school vaccines checklist

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) encourages families to make sure their children are up to date on routine vaccines before they head back to school.

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'This is incredible news': Nebraska hospitals, health departments prepare for COVID-19 vaccine arrivals

'This is incredible news': Nebraska hospitals, health departments prepare for COVID-19 vaccine arrivals
Local health departments are laying out their initial plans for a vaccination rollout, as hospital systems equip facilities with storage and distribution resources
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Updated: 6:38 PM CST Nov 18, 2020
'This is incredible news': Nebraska hospitals, health departments prepare for COVID-19 vaccine arrivals
Local health departments are laying out their initial plans for a vaccination rollout, as hospital systems equip facilities with storage and distribution resources
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Updated: 6:38 PM CST Nov 18, 2020
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AS OF TUESDAY, 978 PEOPLE WERE BEING TREATED FOR COVID-19 IN NEBRASKA HOSPITALS. THE DAY DOUGLAS COUNTY SHARES ITS VACCINATION PLAN... PFIZER ANNOUNCES ITS COVID-19 VACCINE IS NOW á95- PERCENT EFFECTIVE. COUNTY HEALTH LEADERS ALSO HIGHLIGHT PROMISING NEWS FROM MODERNA'S VERSION -- BUT CAUTION THE FIRST ROUND OF SUPPLY áWILL BE LIMITED. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S JOSE ZOZAYA JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT HOSPITALS AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPECT. JOSE? DAVID, ALEXANDRA -- DOCTORS SAY THESE DRUGMAKERS áSTILL NEED EMERGENCY APPROVAL FROM THE F-D-A. THEY'LL TELL YOU THIS IS ALL A WORK IN PROGRESS... BUT THE áSMALL AMOUNTS OF VACCINE THEY'LL RECEIVE WILL LIKELY FIRST GO TO THE FRONTLINE WORKERS áMOST AT RISK HERE IN THE METRO. (áVOá) IN THE LATEST GLIMPSE AT A VACCINE ROLLOUT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY... THE BOARD OF HEALTH ADDRESSED HOW U- S DRUGMAKERS WILL STILL SHIP THE MEDICINE TO OTHER COUNTRIES. (áSOTá) (KERRY) ("So based on what they're making, what they're producing and how that distribution is going to go, is that we're going to get very limited vaccine to start.") (áVOá) FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FROM THE C-D-C AND NATIONAL INSTITUTES... A PHASED APPROACH WOULD FIRST REACH HIGH- RISK WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. (áSOTá) (KERRY) ("These are the folks that are frontline: the emergency departments and the ICUs, their primary care physician clinics, their urgent cares and long term care facility staff that are really working with those that are high risk.") (áSOTá) (MIKE) ("This is incredible news. This is very positive for looking forward.") (áVOá) MIKE TIESE LEADS THE PHARMACY SERVICES TEAM FOR C-H-I HEALTH. HE SAYS SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE THE NECESSARY FREEZERS... NEEDED TO PRESERVE PFIZER'S VERSION OF THE VACCINE. (áSOTá) (MIKE) ("We have a freezer at St. Elizabeth's that's ultra low, we have access to one at St. Francis out in Grand Island.") (áVOá) OVER AT U-N-M- C... DR. MARK RUPP SAYS THEY HAVE THOSE SAME FREEZERS READY TO RECEIVE THE SUPPLY. HE SAYS THE H-1- N-1 OUTBREAK IN 2009... HELPED MOLD HOW áTHEY'LL PROCEED. (áSOTá) (DR. RUPP) ("We did learn some things from that. We've taken those lessons to heart, and we're developing those plans now.") (áVOá) IN THE MEANTIME... DOCTORS REMAIN CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE F-D-A WILL SIGN OFF ON THESE NEW VACCINES. (áSOTá) (MIKE) ("We expect the vaccine to get approval in the next two weeks for emergency use. W are hoping that we have it in our site facilities mid-to-late December.") AND AT U-N-M-C... DR. RUPP REMINDS US WE CAN'T LET OUR GUARD DOWN. HE SAYS THE COMMUNITY STILL NEEDS TO BUY TIME... EVEN áIF THE ROLLOUTS GET GOING NEXT SPRING. AND THAT'S WHY HE STRESSES YOU CONTINUE TO AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS, WASH YOUR HANDS AND WEAR A FACE MASK. BACK TO YOU. NEBRASKA SENATOR BEN SASSE CALLS PFIZER'S ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY "GREAT NEWS." HE SAYS 'PFIZER' HAS WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO DEVELOP ITS COVID-19 VACCINE ... AND THEY DESERVE PRAISE. HE SAYS IT'S AMERICAN INNOVATION AND CREATIVITIY THAT WILL BE

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