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Grand Forks County is about 50% of the way to herd immunity, but vaccine hesitancy could be a challenge The number of people in northeastern North Dakota who indicated that they were unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine could shrink the figurative pool of people Grand Forks County public health workers hope to vaccinate to achieve herd immunity. 9:35 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × The large number of people who have said they are skeptical of a COVID-19 vaccine means Grand Forks County is approaching a ceiling of sorts as public health workers seek to achieve herd immunity. A total of 21,368 county residents have been fully vaccinated as of Friday, April 16, according to data presented to Grand Forks City Council members on Monday. That’s more than halfway to the mark that public health workers believe they need to achieve herd immunity, which would mean the virus, in effect, runs out of room to spread. ....
Grand Forks panel extends COVID-19 state of emergency Former Mayor Mike Brown signed the first COVID-19 emergency declaration on March 16, 2020, and it s been extended by Grand Forks City Council members at every opportunity since then. Council members agreed to re-up that declaration for another 90 days for what could be one of the last times. 7:39 pm, Mar. 8, 2021 × Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks officials are set to extend a COVID-19 declaration of emergency for what might be one of the last times. City Council members, acting on Monday, March 8, as the Committee of the Whole, provisionally extended the city’s state of emergency for another 90 days, which means it would expire on June 30. They’re set to make a final decision next Monday. ....
East Grand Forks native, New York screenwriter to discuss new film, writing process Paul Thureen will discuss his screenwriting career and his upbringing in the Red River Valley at virtual Zoom session Thursday, March 11 Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:47 am, Mar. 9, 2021 × Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, screenwriting partners who wrote the film Driveways, will discuss their careers and the writing process in virtual session, hosted by the Grand Forks Public Library on Thursday, March 11. (Submitted photo) New York screenwriter Paul Thureen, a native of East Grand Forks, and his writing partner Hannah Bos will talk about their new film, “Driveways,” and the writing process in a virtual session at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11. ....
Bouncing back from months of retrenchment, Americaâs consumers stepped up their spending by a solid 2.4% in January, the sharpest increase in seven months and a sign that the economy may be poised to sustain a recovery from the pandemic recession. Â The Commerce Department report shows personal incomes, which provide the fuel for spending, jumped 10% last month.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is underscoring the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness in remarks that suggest that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. Powell’s comments are in contrast to increasing optimism among many analysts that the economy will grow rapidly later this year. ....