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The Brown County Public Health office, above, received more COVID-19 vaccines
this week than ever before, and is encouraging those 65 and older to sign up
for vaccinations.
BROWN COUNTY This week Brown County received more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than ever before.
Brown County Public Health Director Karen Moritz said the county received 1,475 doses of the vaccine this week. This is a significant increase. Moritz said last week, less than a thousand doses were distributed to the county.
“We’re making progress,” Moritz said. Last week Hy-Vee in New Ulm and Thrifty White in Springfield received does of the vaccine, joining Public Health, New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) and Sleepy Eye Medical Center (SEMC) in delivering the vaccine to the public.
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Brown County Public Health reported vaccinating 220 E-12 school staff and childcare providers in the New Ulm High School gym Wednesday.
BROWN COUNTY Brown County Public Health (BCPH) reported vaccinating 390 school staff and daycare providers in the New Ulm High School and Sleepy Eye Elementary School gyms Feb. 3.
The New Ulm site vaccinated 220 people. There were 170 people vaccinated in Sleepy Eye.
Brown County Public Health Director Karen Moritz said nobody reported serious adverse reactions at the clinics.
“A little bit of a sore arm and slight fatigue are common side effects that people may not report,” Moritz said.
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