State provides $75,000 grant for local public health to respond to COVID-19
Money was issued in March 2020, but department sought county board approval to dedicate it to staff time, supplies. 8:30 am, Jan. 30, 2021 ×
WORTHINGTON In a brief special Nobles County Board meeting Wednesday, commissioners voted to dedicate $75,000 received from the Minnesota Legislature in March 2020 toward salaries and supplies within its Community Services/Public Health agency.
Community Services Director Stacie Golombiecki said the funds were issued to the department to be used toward anything that was needed for COVID-19 mitigation.
“At the time, we were also receiving CARES Act funding,” Golombiecki said. “These funds had a longer timeline to be utilized.”
Most individuals in Phase 1a who wanted the vaccine have received it. 5:00 am, Jan. 23, 2021 ×
Jennifer Weg
WORTHINGTON Sanford Worthington Medical Center, a regional hub for Pfizer vaccine distribution, along with Nobles County Public Health, are now at a standstill in the process of getting COVID-19 vaccine into the awaiting arms of an anxious public.
Both facilities reported this week that they have no vaccine available.
Nobles County Public Health received its first doses of the Moderna vaccine Dec. 28 and began vaccinations the next day, according to Michelle Ebbers, Community Health Services Administrator. Ten staff members have been helping with the vaccination process, spending three days a week for the past four weeks to administer the vaccine.