{"id":210566,"date":"2020-10-16T17:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=210566"},"modified":"2020-10-19T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T22:29:22","slug":"nd-submits-covid-19-vaccination-plan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=210566","title":{"rendered":"ND submits COVID 19 vaccination plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi) \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum, in conjunction with the ND Dept of Health announced Friday that ND has submitted its COVID-19 vaccination plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0The plan can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine\">health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re deeply grateful to all of the agencies and partners involved in this collaborative effort to develop a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination plan,\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Governor Burgum\u00a0<\/strong>said. \u201cNorth Dakota is ready to take action as soon as a safe and effective vaccine becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota\u2019s planning efforts are based on CDC guidance to anticipate a phased availability of vaccines within the state. This COVID-19 vaccine plan outlines how a future COVID-19 vaccine will be prioritized, equitably allocated, distributed and administered in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been planning for months to ensure we have a detailed plan ready to be able to distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine as successfully as possible when it becomes available,\u201d said NDDoH Immunization Program Manager Molly Howell. \u201cWe\u2019re appreciative for our partners who continue to assist us in this process. Preparations and planning will continue while awaiting an approved vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Key areas addressed in this plan include enrollment of health care providers to administer vaccine, storage and handling, prioritization, allocation, distribution, and data reporting. The plan will be updated as additional information about the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. It is still unknown who will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine and when a vaccine will be available.<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota included pharmacies, long-term care facilities, corrections, universities, health care providers, local public health, tribal entities and other key stakeholders in the planning process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn North Dakota, we have a close connection with health care, nonprofits, community groups and others that has strengthened our response to COVID-19,\u201d said Kylie Hall with the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education and member of the vaccine planning team. \u201cOur partners are continuing to prepare for the day when a safe and effective vaccine is available so we can distribute it equitably and efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In August, North Dakota was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of four states to be part of a pilot project to plan for the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on COVID-19 vaccine, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine\">health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi) \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum, in conjunction with the ND Dept of Health announced Friday that ND has submitted its COVID-19 vaccination plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0The plan can be found at health.nd.gov\/covidvaccine. \u201cWe\u2019re deeply grateful to all of the agencies and partners involved [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=210566"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210696,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210566\/revisions\/210696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=210566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=210566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=210566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}