Stories from Wednesday, December 1, 2021

OMAHA, Neb. — Former Congressman and Husker Coach Tom Osborne, with the help of UNMC and Nebraska Medicine, has produced a public service announcement urging all Nebraskans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As highlighted in the message, unvaccinated patients in our Nebraska hospitals now outnumber vaccinated patients by a ratio of 11:1. Our hospitals, from Scottsbluff to Omaha, are near or at capacity and COVID-19 continues to stress our health care systems statewide...

McCOOK, Neb. — A COVID-19 vaccine booster clinic for anyone 18 and above who has already received their COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered in McCook, according to Sharon Conroy, RN, Community Hospital Infection Preventionist. The free COVID-19 booster clinic is Thursday, December 9 at Community Hospital’s Prairie View A meeting room. The clinic will offer Moderna booster vaccines only...