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By TJ
Jun 9, 2021 | 11:28 AM
WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)-Rides, fair food, live music, and the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered at Steamboat Days next week.
Winona County Public Health Supervisor Melanie Tatge said the county will hold a clinic on Thursday, June 17 from 11 am to 2 pm and on Saturday, June 19 from 11 am to 3 pm. She says the county hopes to offer the Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines.
Tatge said the shots will be administered near the Levee Park patio. Those who get the Pfizer shot will need to set up a time to get their second dose.
“Since these are one-time events, we are going to have second dose clinics scheduled 21 days after [the first shot]. You’re most likely going to meet us at a different location and we will have those details at those clinics,” Tatge said.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KWNO)-The Minnesota Department of Health is distributing vaccine doses to college campuses.
Winona County Public Health Supervisor Melanie Tatge told KWNO Wednesday that Winona State and Minnesota State College Southeast received a combined allotment of 100 doses to administer to students and staff. Tatge said MDH is encouraging members of the 18-24 age group, who saw the highest number of COVID-19 infections during last year’s surge, to get their shot.
Tatge points out the university’s allotment comes as the spring semester winds down. She said students should still get their shot in Winona, even if they plan on living elsewhere during the summer break.
WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)- The CDC said Wednesday that the B-117 COVID-19 variant, originally discovered in the United Kingdom, is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the US.
Winona County Public Health Supervisor Melanie Tatge says Minnesota is on a trajectory that is similar to the early stages of the case surge that happened late last year. That surge led to high daily death totals and strained hospital capacity.
“If we can remain resilient and do our best to get tested if we have any kinds of symptoms, receive the vaccine when it’s available to you and adhere to those COVID-19 precautions we may help curb the potential surge,” Tatge said.