Mayo Clinic: Appointments slowing down for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
8% of people are delaying their second dose nationwide
Mayo Clinic: Appointments slowing down for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine By Marissa Voss | April 29, 2021 at 5:32 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 8:43 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KEYC) We’re starting to see a decline in people getting their first and second COVID-19 vaccines.
Health officials are saying many people are putting off the second dose due to vaccine hesitancy.
Nationwide, eight percent of people are delaying their second dose.
Experts attribute that to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause, concerns about the shot and questions that the public is having.
Minnesota State Mankato to discuss future of Abraham Lincoln statue
Minnesota State Mankato to discuss future of Abraham Lincoln statue By Jared Dean | April 29, 2021 at 5:27 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 8:59 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) The Abraham Lincoln statue that currently resides in the Centennial Student Union has been a part of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s campus since 1926 and has been placed in multiple locations over the years.
Now, campus leaders are having a conversation about education and informing campus visitors about the complicated history surrounding the 16th President of the United States.
The discussion is going to be about highlighting his political career, while also acknowledging some of the more complicated issues, like the mass execution of Native Americans in 1862.
Hy-Vee no longer requiring appointments to be vaccinated
Hy-Vee no longer requiring appointments to be vaccinated By KEYC Staff | April 28, 2021 at 5:54 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 6:12 PM
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KEYC) Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Wednesday that all Hy-Vee pharmacy locations are now offering free COVID-19 vaccines with no appointment necessary.
Hy-Vee customers will not have the option to walk in and receive the vaccine when it is convenient for the recipient.
For those who prefer to make a vaccine appointment in advance, that option will still be available by visiting www.hy-vee.com/covidvaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines at Hy-Vee are free for everyone, the company says, regardless of whether they have insurance or Medicare Part B coverage.
Blue Earth County, Mankato Area Public Schools hosting free vaccination clinic FILE A Minnesota Department of Health official administers a COVID-19 vaccine in this undated file photo. (Source: KEYC) By KEYC Staff | April 28, 2021 at 6:44 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 6:45 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Blue Earth County Public Health and Mankato Area Public Schools announced Wednesday that they are teaming up to host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday in Mankato.
The clinic will be hosted at the Lincoln Community Center, located at 110 Fulton Street in Mankato, between 2 and 6:30 p.m.
The Moderna vaccine will be offered at this clinic to anyone 18 and older. A second dose will be provided four weeks after the initial dose.
Mount Olive educator wins Golden Apple award
Steven Beilke is a fifth grade teacher at Mount Olive Lutheran School in Mankato who has been teaching for 43 years
Mount Olive educator wins Golden Apple award By Marissa Voss | April 28, 2021 at 4:25 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 7:06 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â For 43 years, Steven Beilke has brought his great sense of humor and admirable drive to his classroom, which is one of the many reasons why this fifth-grade teacher is this monthâs Golden Apple award recipient.
Beilke has been a mentor and a guide for students for more than four decades, which is only demonstrated by the way his students look up to him.