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JBS to provide vaccines this week

On Sunday, JBS and Pilgrim’s announced approximately 8,500 team members — some in Marshalltown — will have the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine this week. The companies have been working closely with state officials, local health departments and union partners to encourage vaccination of the essential workforce as quickly as possible. This week, employees in Marshalltown; Beardstown, Ill.; Booneville, Miss.; Cactus, Texas; Grand Island, Neb.; Greeley, Colo.; Hyrum, Utah; Lufkin, Texas; and Moorefield, W.V., will receive vaccines in partnership with local officials in each ...

JBS to provide vaccines this week

On Sunday, JBS and Pilgrim’s announced approximately 8,500 team members - some in Marshalltown - will have the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine this week. The companies have been working closely with state officials, local health departments and union partners to encourage vaccination ...

Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

WASHINGTON — Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another top legislative priority — a long-sought boost to the nation's roads, bridges and other infrastructure that could run into Republican resistance to a ...

Medical workers say vaccines offer ‘thrill of hope’

SIOUX CITY — Christmas is long past, but the relief Cathy Bainbridge saw in dozens of Woodbury County residents who received the COVID vaccine last week brought a particular carol to mind. As she administered the vaccine in the first of the large-scale public vaccination clinics Feb. 10, she felt the hope in people that maybe, just maybe, their lives might soon regain a bit of normalcy after more than a year of enduring a pandemic. It made her think of a line from the first verse of "O Holy Night" that goes: "A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices." "People really felt the ...

Only 3 cases confirmed in district this week

The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday: • Total cases among students: two • Total cases among staff: one Compared to previous weekly COVID reports, the amount of cases in the school district has been decreasing. On Feb. 19, there were five confirmed cases. The highest number of cases in a single week for January was 16. In November, the COVID case count peaked with 34 confirmed in a week. The district started weekly COVID-19 case reports on Sept. 18, in which seven cases were confirmed. A ...

Regular supply of vaccine returns

Marshall County is back on track with the COVID-19 vaccinations. Last week, the shipment was delayed due to the severe winter weather spread across the country. Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson said 500 doses arrived on Thursday, and larger volumes will be expected ...