Freeborn County Public Health Department workers have been busy with vaccinations for first responders.
Officials said so far the county public health department has administered 179 vaccines, to public health staff, law enforcement, firefighters and other frontline workers. The next phase will include other health care providers, according to a news release.
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Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will grant a request to release more doses of the vaccine that are being held back at the federal level. As of Tuesday, the county had 100 doses remaining.
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