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GRAND FORKS COVID-19 TESTING SITES TO REMAIN OPEN ON VETERANS DAY, MAIN OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED

Widespread vaccination and testing for COVID-19 are critical tools to best protect everyone, especially those at the highest risk, from severe illness and death. Because of this, Grand Forks Public Health (GFPH) will continue to operate its testing and vaccine sites this Veterans Day, November 11, 2021.  UND’s Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center COVID-19 testing site, located at 2419 […]

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POLK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMING RESIDENTS OF REINFECTION COVID-19 CASES

The Minnesota Department of Health announced last week that Reinfection cases have been added to the COVID-19 web data for 2021. Polk County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Health are warning everyone who has already had COVID-19 that reinfection is possible even if you have been vaccinated. Polk County Public Health Director Sarah

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RIVERVIEW TO OFFER COVID VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN 5+ STARTING NEXT WEEK

RiverView Health will offer a variety of vaccination clinics in Crookston next week, including the first COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for children 5 to 11 years of age on Tuesday. The vaccine is the first pediatric COVID vaccine authorized for

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CDC RECOMMENDS THAT EVERYONE AGES 5 AND UP GET A COVID-19 VACCINE

The Grand Forks Public Health Department released the following statement yesterday after the CDC’s announcement that every child age 5 years and older should get the COVID-19 Vaccine. The statement can be found down below –   Widespread vaccination for COVID-19 is a critical tool to best protect everyone, especially those at the highest risk,

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES VACCINATIONS UP NEARLY 40% AMONG MINNESOTA 12-17-YEAR-OLDS

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced that COVID-19 first dose vaccinations are up nearly 40% among Minnesotans 12-17 years old in just one week since the launch of the “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign. Six months into 12-17-year-olds being eligible, the state launched the “Kids Deserve a Shot” campaign to help drive up vaccination in the

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES MINNESOTA’S PLAN TO VACCINATE 5-11-YEAR-OLDS FOLLOWING FDA ADVISORY

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced Minnesota’s plan to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee voted to recommend the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children 5-11 years old. The state of Minnesota has built a strong network of providers—including pharmacies, health care systems, clinics,

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