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Study: Flu vaccines slowing down hospitalizations

Half of all people who had their flu shot had less illness and emergency room visits compared to those not vaxxed.

March 7, 2023

Hami Arain,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The CDC reports this latest flu vaccine has reduced hospitalizations among children by nearly three quarters and nearly half of all adults. “It’s transmitted by little droplets, water droplets that go through the air and you don’t necessarily have to see them or see the sneeze in the light as it’s coming towards you. You could…

Proposed bills in North Dakota House target MRNA vaccines

February 1, 2023

Hami Arain,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Senate bill would outright ban all MRNA-based vaccines in North Dakota. According to the CDC, MRNA is created in a lab to teach our cells how to make a protein. That triggers an immune response which produces antibodies and protects people from getting sick. According to the Cleveland Clinic, MRNA vaccines are also used to…

South Dakota Senate censures, reinstates suspended lawmaker

The aide also said Frye-Mueller made graphic comments about breastfeeding.

February 1, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FILE – South Dakota state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller speaks in a Senate session on Jan. 26, 2023, in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 1, censured and reinstated the Republican senator who was suspended last week amid allegations she had harassed a legislative aide during an exchange about childhood vaccinations and breastfeeding. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben, File)PIERRE, S.D….

Flu Shots And COVID-19 Variant Booster Shots Are Both Available Now

September 29, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Flu season is here and it’s important to get your flu shot to make sure you protect others who are immunocompromised, very young or elderly. There’s a new shot given every year since there’s a new strain. Those ages six months and older are eligible. Side effects include redness and soreness at the injection site and…

North Dakota expecting 18K doses of pediatric COVID vaccine

November 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota health officials are expecting 18,000 initial doses of the pediatric coronavirus vaccine. That’s enough enough to cover 25% of the state’s roughly 71,000 children ages 5 to 11 who were identified in the 2019 census. The state Health Department said in a statement Wednesday that “vaccinating children will help protect them from getting COVID-19.” To…

Vaccinations for younger children begin in Minnesota this week

November 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says health care providers and others will begin vaccinating 5- to 11-year-old children this week, now that the Pfizer coronavirus shot has received federal approval for that age group. Walz says the vaccine will arrive in waves this week and that Minnesota providers have ordered as many doses as possible from the federal…

FDA paves way for COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids

October 29, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They are just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But there’s one more regulatory hurdle. Next week, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Minnesota ready to give COVID-19 shots to children

October 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says the state has a strong network of health care providers and others who are ready to administer the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 once final federal recommendations are issued next week. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Tuesday voted to back Pfizer’s low dose vaccine for…

FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

October 26, 2021

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously with one abstention that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks — including…

Fort Berthold college offers incentive for virus shots

October 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

NEW TOWN, N.D. – A college on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is offering an incentive for students to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town announced that students who can verify they are fully vaccinated will receive $500. The shots must be completed by Nov. 4. College President Twyla Baker says there has been a resurgence…

vaccines

Study: Flu vaccines slowing down hospitalizations

Half of all people who had their flu shot had less illness and emergency room visits compared to those not vaxxed.

Proposed bills in North Dakota House target MRNA vaccines

South Dakota Senate censures, reinstates suspended lawmaker

The aide also said Frye-Mueller made graphic comments about breastfeeding.

Flu Shots And COVID-19 Variant Booster Shots Are Both Available Now

North Dakota expecting 18K doses of pediatric COVID vaccine

Vaccinations for younger children begin in Minnesota this week

FDA paves way for COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids

Minnesota ready to give COVID-19 shots to children

FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

Fort Berthold college offers incentive for virus shots

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