Our view: Don t forget the positive news of 2020
The strain of 2020 sometimes makes it hard to remember all the positives that occurred over the past 12 months.
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Herald editorial board | 6:00 am, Dec. 30, 2020 ×
Two weeks ago, as the coronavirus pandemic was seeing a post-Thanksgiving surge, some of the best – in this case, meaning good – news of 2020 was published by the Herald: Frontline health care workers in the community were receiving doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
“It was an awesome day,” Dr. Josh Deere told the Herald. “It gives us an idea that the pandemic is not ending tomorrow, but there is some end in sight.”
Altru workers receive coronavirus vaccine
The vaccine will help bring a sigh of relief for health systems that have been affected by staffing troubles due to the virus, according to Dr. Josh Deere, medical director of primary care. 5:00 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
Laura Barclay, NICU Respiratory Care Supervisor, is administered the coronavirus vaccine by Jennifer Sertich, RN manager, on Wednesday, Dec. 16. (Cassandra Van Dell/Altru Health System)
Frontline health care workers at Altru are among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Grand Forks County.
“It’s an awesome day,” Dr. Josh Deere, medical director of primary care, said. “It kind of gives us an idea that the pandemic is not ending tomorrow, but there is some end in sight.”