People in nursing homes, mostly elderly and with underlying health conditions, are at greatest risk for serious complications of COVID-19.
Of the 1,282 North Dakotans to date who’ve died with the virus, approximately 60% were long-term care residents, according to the state Department of Health.
Maurene Bock, left, living in Eventide Sheyenne Crossings Care Center in West Fargo, is pictured with her daughter, Jodee Bock, during a virtual visit. Special to The Forum
Bock said she’ll do whatever it takes to be with her mom.
If vaccines allow families, schools, businesses and nursing homes to get back to some sense of normalcy, “that’s what we ve been waiting for,” she said.
After grim year, arrival of COVID-19 vaccine spurs burst of energy at North Dakota nursing homes
With more than 13,000 health care workers and first responders already having received their first doses of the vaccine, North Dakota s long-term care residents and staff now stand at the front of the line. Vaccinations began in some of the state s facilities on Tuesday, Dec. 29, and more will continue through the first few weeks of January. Written By: Jeremy Turley | Michelle Griffith | 4:29 pm, Dec. 29, 2020 ×
Donald Mozinski, a resident at Valley Senior Living at Columbia in Grand Forks, receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 29. Submitted photo