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Pandemic Continues to Surge in Wright County, Delta Mimicking Beta

The late summer COVID-19 case surge is similar to the one Minnesota saw last spring.

September 13, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

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As the Delta variant of the SARS-Co-V-2 virus continues to make its way around Minnesota – estimates attribute about 98 percent of the state’s cases to the new wave of the illness – Wright County is seeing a surge in those being hospitalized by COVID-19, according to Wright County Public Health. In a report released […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Delta, summer, vaccine

Wright County Pushes Effort to Vaccinate All Residents

Drive-thru clinics and partnerships have led to thousands of shots in people's' arms.

April 20, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

For the last year, Wright County Public Health has been on the front line in the battle against COVID-19. From the preparation more than a year ago to the launching of mass vaccination sites earlier this year, Public Health and several other county departments have worked together to get vaccines into the arms of Wright […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, vaccine, Wright County

All Minnesotans 16 and Older Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine

More than a year after the initial "shutdown," state health officials are racing to vaccinate all who want a "shot in the arm."

March 30, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

If you’ve been waiting for the COVID 19 vaccine to come to you, today was the first day for the rest of your “COVID journey.” As of March 30, all Minnesotans 16 years of age and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Minnesota has directed providers to prioritize vaccine appointments for people […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Minnesota, vaccine

Stellis Health Docs, Nurses Get First Round of Coronavirus Vaccine

The local frontline workers were among the first Minnesotans to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

December 30, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Frontline workers at Stellis Health are now getting the vaccine protection they need against COVID-19. Vaccinations started at the clinics – located in Albertville, Monticello and Buffalo, earlier this month. “We’re vaccinating frontline caregivers with the highest risk of being exposed to COVID-19 first so they can continue to provide critical care to others who […]

Tagged With: COVID, Stellis Health, vaccine

Influenza on the Rise, Minnesota Department of Health States

Schools in St. Michael, Monticello and Buffalo are reporting outbreaks.

December 12, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

According to a weekly report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), influenza activity is on the rise. Hospitalizations due to influenza, positive influenza tests, and the number of influenza-like illness outbreaks have all increased. In addition, the season’s first death in a child was reported this week, as an Owatonna teen succumbed, suddenly to […]

Tagged With: H3N2, influenza, Influenza A, vaccine

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