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Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Pratt County Health Director Darcie Van Der Vyver RN, told Pratt County commissioners last week that 2,895 county residents have taken the survey requesting to receive the COVID vaccine and that the county’s supply is not keeping up with the demand.  To date, the Pratt County Health Department has received 220 primary doses of the MODERNA vaccine and administered all 220 doses to the Phase 2 population, Van Der Vyver said.  “We administered 250 secondary doses as well,” she said. “So far over 1,020 people have been vaccinated in Pratt County. We still ha...

Pratt Tribune Last week 220 primary doses of the MODERNA vaccine were received and administered to the Phase 2 population in Pratt County by the Pratt County Health Department. This week zero vaccination shots arrived in Pratt because of weather delays. "Vaccine doses are still in limited supply," said Pratt County Health Department Administrator Darcie Van Der Vyver. "This week we did not receive any primary doses due to the weather." According to Van Der Vyver, there were 250 secondary doses administered last week, in addition to the 220 primary doses of MODERNA, so more than 1,020 people h...

Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune Carbon credits for farmers are a new innovative and incentivizing way for farmers to regeneratively practice farming right here in our own backyards and get money from businesses that want to offset their own emissions. However, there are some inequitable challenges to be worked out before the playing field is level. According to the EPA, farming and agriculture actually makes up about 12% of global greenhouse emissions, so it’s important for farmers to reduce their carbon footprint, too. But, the average Kansas farmer cannot compete with big business when it comes...

Ralph Berry Pratt Tribune The COVID-19 vaccination of residents has begun at Americare Senior Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Memory Care communities across Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Mississippi. In addition, the company and the communities are undertaking a proactive education campaign. Residents at Grand Plains in Pratt, part of the Americare communities, got their shots as scheduled  on January 19, 2021. clinical team from Walgreens administered the shots. A second round of shots will  be scheduled when round 2 vaccines arrive in Pratt County. Americare has ...

Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccinations completed, Phase 2 started in Pratt Pratt Tribune The mood was light at the Pratt Community Center last Thursday as 350 individuals were vaccinated against COVID-19. "I'm so happy to be here. We are doing our part to stomp this sucker out," said Fonda Pusatero. In a wheelchair, Pusatero, accompanied by her husband, Al Pusatero, were classified as Phase 1, long-term care supported patients. They had previously registered with the Pratt County Health Department via a needs survey and received a call the day before that it was their turn to get vaccinated. At the...