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Jamestown (CSi\/CVHD)\u00a0\u00a0 – Central Valley Health District, Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler has updated the number of COVID-19 vaccinations given so far in Stutsman County since, December of 2020.<\/p>\nJamestown (CSi\/CVHD)\u00a0\u00a0 – Central Valley Health District, Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler has updated the number of COVID-19 vaccinations given so far in Stutsman County since, December of 2020.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Robin said 8,822 vaccination have been administered, of which, 6,155 were Modena vaccines, 2,667 Pfizer vaccines, and 165 Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which have been temporarily suspended by the CDC while it investigates reports of blood clots in a small number of individuals receiving the J&J vaccine.<\/p>\n
Including vaccinations given out at nursing homes, and local pharmacies, at total of 14,066 COVID-19 vaccinations have been given in Stutsman County.<\/p>\n
She said in the county, 46-percent of the population has received at least on dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, adding that the goal in North Dakota is to have 70-percent vaccinated, under Herd Immunity to mitigate the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n
She added that COVID-19 variants are reported to be more contagious, and have been reported in North Dakota.<\/p>\n
She pointed out that State Health Department report of new positives in Stutsman County have spiked in Stutsman County.\u00a0 She said traveling may have had an impact on the latest spike.<\/p>\n
She said that, \u201cVaccination efforts continue throughout the community.\u00a0 We continue to receive increased allocations of vaccine and we anticipates that anyone wanting to be vaccinated should be able to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n
CVHD encourages anyone wishing to receive a vaccination to sign up for the first available appointment offered to them.\u00a0 CVHD currently has open vaccination appointments available and they are posted on their website at www.centralvalleyhealth.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Participants who cannot register themselves are encouraged to call CVHD at 252-8130 for assistance.<\/p>\n She added that CVHD will go to homes for those unable to go out to get vaccinations, and her offices is able to visit businesses, to issue vaccinations, by contacting CVHD.<\/p>\n She said, that\u00a0 CVHD is aware that some people might have hesitancy in receiving the COVID vaccination.\u00a0 Some of the common questions\/concerns regarding the vaccine that CVHD hears from the community includes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n