Nebraska City News-Press
The Nebraska City Medical Clinic continues to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to those in Phase 1B of the vaccination guidelines set out by the state of Nebraska.
Dr. Dan DeFreece, president of CHI Health St. Mary’s, told the Nebraska City Board of Health Monday that 92 patients braved the Jan. 15 blizzard to receive their first round of vaccinations against the virus.
Board of Health member Wendy Snodgrass said during the Jan. 18 meeting that the state has changed the criteria for Phase 1B vaccinations to include those 65 years of age and older.
DeFreece said that the clinic will continue to offer vaccines to those in Phase 1B of state guidelines based on the amount of vaccine the state distributes to the clinic through the Southeast District Health Department.
(Nebraska City) Individuals on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus will soon be vaccinated.
Speaking at a Nebraska City Board of Health meeting late Monday afternoon, Grant Brueggeman, executive director of the Southeast District Health Department, says shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived Monday at hospitals and health care facilities in the five-county district, which includes Otoe, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson and Johnson counties. Brueggeman says the vaccinations are prioritized.
âWe are focusing on providing those vaccines to hospital employees that have a direct or indirect contact with patients or infectious materials related to COVID,â said Brueggeman, âclinics and their staff with that indirect or direct contact with patients or infectious material, and then their third priority would be any remaining hospital clinic staff.â
Nebraska City News-Press
The Nebraska City Board of Health has scheduled a meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at the Rowe Memorial Public Safety Complex, 1518 Central Ave.
The meeting will also be broadcast via the Zoom platform. Those wishing to join the meeting via computer can visit https://zoom.us/j/580692562.
Those wishing to follow the meeting via phone can call 312-626-6799 and enter Meeting ID 580692562.
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