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COVID-19 vaccines available for 6 month to 4-year-old kids at Sanford
Sanford Health is now offering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children 6-months of age and older. According to a release, this is the final group in the US that has been…
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Masking now optional for patients and visitors at Sanford Bemidji
Sanford Health is adjusting its masking policy for visitors and patients. Local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have remained low for the last three months. Masks are now optional for patients…
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COVID-19 at-home rapid tests available through the state
Minnesotans can now order at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. The federal administration has made two rounds of free home tests available through the United States Postal Service earlier this year, and…
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Sanford Bemidji & Bagley reduce visitor restrictions
The Sanford Bemidji and Bagley campuses announced reduced visitor restrictions as of 8 this morning. Sanford Bemidji and Bagley hospitals’ visitor guidelines are as follows: Four visitors are allowed to…
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Sanford Health to close Bemidji drive-up COVID testing site
The Sanford Bemidji Drive-up COVID-19 testing site on Minnkota Ave. will close this Monday, March 7. According to a release, a steady decline in local requests for testing, as well…
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Masking no longer required on Bemidji school buses
Following the CDC’s relaxed guidelines on masking for healthy people in indoor spaces, Bemidji School District will now shift from requiring masks to recommending them on school vans and buses….
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Bemidji Schools’ masking policy shifts from required to recommended
Bemidji Schools will shift from required to recommended masking when students return to school tomorrow. “A couple of months ago, we were advised that the Omicron variant would rapidly increase…
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COVID-related workers’ comp bill on the governor’s desk
The Minnesota legislature has already sent a bill to the governor’s desk. The bill sets the presumption that healthcare and other frontline workers who catch COVID-19 caught the disease as…
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Bemidji School Board hears updates on COVID, High School schedule
COVID-19’s positivity rate in the Sanford Bemidji region is at an all-time high. Sanford Health Bemidji’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Wilcox briefed the Bemidji School Board during their meeting…
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Rise in at-home COVID tests leads to fewer active cases reported, COVID still high in community
Beltrami County’s COVID website says that due to many residents taking over-the-counter tests, not all cases in the community are being reported accurately. The website also says that the MDH…