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<Doctors and front-line health care workers in Valley City celebrate the arrival of the new COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\nValley City (CCHD)\u00a0 City County Health District in Valley City has announced that the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Valley City.<\/p>\n
<Doctors and front-line health care workers in Valley City celebrate the arrival of the new COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n
Statement from Theresa Will, City County Health District (CCHD) director and the lead for the pandemic command center in Valley City:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an historic moment\u2026the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Valley City. The first shipment of vaccine will be given to front-line health care workers over the next 2 weeks. This is a very special day\u2014a day we\u2019ve been waiting for.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first vaccine will be available for tier one staff, those who are prioritized because of elevated risk of viral exposure and nursing home residents who suffer higher rates of severe COVID-19. This is why the Sheyenne Care Center will be providing vaccinations for both its employees and staff.<\/p>\n
Other healthcare sites receiving the vaccine this week include CHI Mercy Health, CCHD, and Sanford Health. CCHD will provide the vaccinations for Open Door, Legacy, and Emergency Responders (e.g. the ambulance team, the sheriff, police and dispatch). Thrifty White Drug Store is involved via a government contract and will provide vaccinations for Maryvale and Bridgeview.<\/p>\n
All the providers at Essentia Clinic in Valley City received the vaccine last week. Dr. Tanya Diegel of Essentia says, \u00a0\u201cI am definitely encouraging my patients to take the vaccine. The availability of this safe and effective vaccine is crucial in our fight against this virus. \u201c<\/p>\n
Dr. Misty Anderson of Sanford Health, says, \u201cIt\u2019s important that we reach herd immunity. She continues, \u201cherd immunity means that 70-75% of the population receive the vaccine, that\u2019s the only way we\u2019ll be able to bring this virus under control. I, too, will be encouraging my patients to take the vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n
The COVID-19 vaccine from two companies has been approved by the FDA. Both vaccines require two shots with the Pfizer vaccine to be given 21 days apart and the Moderna vaccine given 28 days apart.<\/p>\n
The statement adds,\u00a0 \u201cOur community and state has certainly been touched by COVID-19, with many people falling ill,
\nsome dying. And nationwide over 310,000 people have unnecessarily died from this disease. Medical people across the world are rejoicing in the hope that this vaccine will bring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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