Bus depot pop-up clinics highlight Minnesota s evolving vaccine strategy
Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday, May 5, that 2 million Minnesotans have now received a complete COVID-19 vaccine dose.
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St. Louis County public health workers Emily Lian and Stephany Medina (left) answer Chelsea Albin’s questions about COVID-19 vaccines at a pop-up clinic at the Duluth Transportation Center on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Dan Kraker / MPR News
DULUTH On Tuesday afternoon, St. Louis public health nurse Emily Lian sat down with Chelsea Albin at the Duluth Transportation Center, explaining different COVID-19 vaccine options. If you do Johnson & Johnson, it’s one and then you’re done,” explained Lian. “No more?” asked Albin. “None,” replied Lian.
Duluth, Carlton County law enforcement to bolster mental health response
A new initiative from the Human Development Center will embed a social worker within Carlton County agencies for the first time and add another professional to Duluth s existing team. 4:41 pm, Apr. 22, 2021 ×
Patty Whelan (right), an embedded social worker working with the Duluth Police Department, talks about the successes of Mental Health Unit during an interview on June 26, 2017. St. Louis County adult mental health supervisor Linda Curran is at left. The unit will soon be adding a psychiatric nurse from the Human Development Center, while a therapist will be joining the law enforcement agencies of Carlton County. (Bob King / News Tribune)