McCOOK, Nebraska—Although most people have shed the masks they were wearing earlier in the  COVID pandemic, Community Hospital wants to remind people, masks and screening are still required by regulation for visitors, patients and employees at Community Hospital—even if they have been vaccinated...

McCOOK, Neb. —Although most people have shed the masks they were wearing earlier in the COVID pandemic, Community Hospital wants to remind people, masks and screening are still required by regulation for visitors, patients and employees at Community Hospital — even if they have been vaccinated...

COVID-19 Cases and Vaccinations Increasing Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) and their partners are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases and in the number of people wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination rates across the health district have reached 40%. This number includes fully vaccinated as well as partially vaccinated individuals. A partially vaccinated person is someone who has received one dose of the two-dose vaccine series...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Travel and large gatherings are helping to spread the Delta variant of the COVID virus, and people who have had the original virus should not county on immunity, according to the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department Confirmed positive cases in vaccinated persons were sent to the Nebraska Public Health Lab for sequencing to find out if they were caused by a variant of COVID-19, according to an SWNPHD release...

McCOOK, Neb. -- On May 18, 2021, Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department was made aware that data regarding COVID-19 vaccinations was accessible through the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department website. Those impacted individuals have been notified via mail about the website error. Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department has been in contact with the website host and there is only one known instance of that file being accessed...

McCOOK, Neb. — Community Hospital is allowing visitation for patients now that COVID-19 cases are lower and a significant percentage of the public has been vaccinated. Nearly a year has passed since Community Hospital restricted visitors due to the pandemic...

LINCLN, Neb. -- To more easily access COVID-19 case and vaccination data, the information will now be provided on the same dashboard; case data will be indicated by a blue background and vaccination data will be indicated on a white background. The maps within the dashboard have been merged to represent COVID-19 case and vaccination data by Local Health Departments (LHD)...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart and Sam’s Club today announced a new COVID-19 vaccine milestone: Immunizations are now available to customers and associates in all of their more than 5,100 pharmacy locations nationwide, across 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. This includes the 46 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Health Department has 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine coming this week. Anyone who is 18 years and older can schedule an appointment by calling 308-345-1790. The vaccine is free to everyone.

McCOOK, Neb. -- Some 9,300 Southwest Nebraskans have received the COVID-19 vaccine, and 74 deaths have been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department district. The department received 1000 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 200 doses of Johnson & Johnson last week, but today authorities have paused administration of the latter over concerns about a rare and severe type of blood clot diagnosed in a Nebraska resident...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Tri Valley Health System has 40 doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine available for: Individuals 18 years and older. This vaccination clinic will be held on Thursday, April 15th from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm. This clinic is limited to the first 40 to sign up. The vaccination clinic will be held at Cambridge Community Building (722 Patterson Street, Cambridge, NE 69022)...

McCOOK, Neb . -- The Red Willow County Health Department is now vaccinating all ages 18 and older with no requirement of underlying medical conditions, with the Moderna vaccine. Call 308-345-1790 to get on the list to be scheduled for an appointment...

McCOOK, Neb. -- COVID-19 vaccinations have been opened to anyone 50 years and older, testing is mostly in nursing homes and assisted living centers, and some patients are being treated for COVID-19 symptoms without being tested, according to the latest update from the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department...

McCOOK, Neb. - Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) received 900 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, which brings the total Moderna distribution to 6,400 doses for southwest Nebraska. The number of names on the vaccine waiting list has gone from nearly 6,000 in early January down to a couple hundred as of the beginning of March...

McCOOK, Neb. –After eight months of partnership, and more than 1,400 tests completed, Community Hospital has stopped offering the TestNebraska service. This service is still available throughout the state. Those in need of testing, please visit www.testnebraska.com for dates and times in the area...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) received 1100 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, which was more than double the amount received in previous weeks for the health district. The extra doses were quickly put into use and allowed SWNPHD and their partners to make good progress on getting vaccine to those on the waiting list...

McCOOK, Neb. —Community Hospital began helping Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department with COVID-19 vaccinations to the public on Jan. 28, according to Sharon Conroy, RN, Community Hospital Infection Preventionist. Since then, closed vaccination pods will be planned weekly...

McCOOK, Neb. — New COVID-19 cases have dropped below 100 for the week for the first time since October, according to Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department officials While the number of new cases is still high — 71 — it comes as a relief to public health workers and the hospitals and clinics who have been under a heavy burden since the fall wave began...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook E-Free Church is offering a location and volunteers to assist anyone who is unable to sign up online for the COVID-19 vaccine. Volunteers will be available from 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, through Thursday, Jan. 21. An appointment is not required, so stop by at your convenience...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is following the rollout plan for COVID vaccinations as directed by Nebraska’s governor and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rollout plan is divided into phases, and the first phase has 3 sections called 1A, 1B, and 1C. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is working with local partners to provide access to an online COVID-19 vaccination waiting list. There are many people interested in receiving the COVID vaccine, which is encouraging to those working to slow the spread of the virus. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- With state officials worried holiday gatherings will result in a spike in COVID-19 cases in the coming days, the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is working with state and local public health officials and healthcare providers to distribute the recently approved vaccines...

McCOOK, Neb. —Community Hospital was excited to begin inoculating the first “doses of hope” of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare staff on Tuesday. The allotment of vaccine arrived from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services just after lunch. Staff began receiving inoculations one and a half hours later...

McCOOK, Neb. -- While newly approved COVID-19 vaccines will soon be arriving in Southwest Nebraska, the general public will have to wait a while before receiving them. Instead, front-line medical providers will be first in line so they stay healthy to care for the rest of us...