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Feb. 3, 2021
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Applications open for Small Business Relief Fund grants
Ramsey County continues to provide emergency assistance to local small businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning Feb. 1, a fourth round of applications will be accepted for the Small Business Relief Fund, providing grants of up to $15,000 to small businesses and up to $10,000 for self-employed entrepreneurs.
For the fourth round of awards, grants will be awarded to help pay for critical expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and costs associated with reopening. Small businesses with 75 or fewer employees are encouraged to apply. Businesses that have already received funding through Ramsey County’s Small Business Relief Fund are also eligible for consideration.
The fourth round application period will close at 11:59 p.m. on Feb 5.
Learn more and apply.
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COVID-19 vaccine virtual community conversation
Join Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health and the COVID-19 Racial Equity and Community Engagement Response Team for a virtual community conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Thursday, Feb. 4 5-6:30 p.m. Zoom meeting
Public Health will share information about distribution phases, the science behind the vaccine, and its safety and effectiveness. There will also be time for open discussion, and community members are encouraged to share concerns, questions, and myths or rumors that they’re hearing about the vaccine with county staff. This feedback will help improve the county’s response to the pandemic and vaccinations.
You can submit questions in advance by email or ask them during the event.
The conversation will be in English.
This town hall will be shared from Zoom onto Facebook Live.
Learn more.
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COVID-19 vaccine information
The vaccine is not yet available for the general public.
- While supply remains limited, Ramsey County is following federal and state guidelines to distribute the vaccine in phases to have the greatest impact and prevent further spread to those most at-risk.
- Eventually, there will be enough vaccine for everyone.
- The vaccine will be free.
- No one will be required to get the vaccine by the government.
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Stay up-to-date
COVID-19 vaccine distribution is changing quickly. Sign up for updates on who Ramsey County is vaccinating and opportunities to get the vaccine. This is for updates only. It is not for scheduling an appointment to get the vaccine.
Subscribe to COVID-19 vaccine updates.
State continues community vaccination clinics
The state of Minnesota is conducting community COVID-19 vaccination clinics for adults age 65 or older, educators and child care providers. Vaccine is available by appointment only. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
Find out more about the community vaccination program
Minnesota is also shipping more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to clinics and hospitals across the state specifically for those aged 65 and over. You can now connect directly with your local health care provider to see if you can schedule an appointment to get your vaccine.
Use the new vaccine locator map to find a provider
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TPT | Now offers multicultural programs about vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines and Your Community: What You Need to Know is a series of five broadcasts produced by TPT | Now and multicultural media partners to address community questions and concerns about the vaccine. Programs are produced in native languages, as applicable, and designed for the specific needs of African American, Hmong, Indigenous, Latinx and Somali residents.
All broadcast programs, video shorts and COVID-19 vaccine resources will be posted to the TPT | Now Facebook page. Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health Educator Mao Thao is one of the guests on the Hmong-language program produced with Hmong TV.
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COVID-19 saliva community testing sites
The state of Minnesota has multiple COVID-19 saliva community testing sites around Minnesota, including daily saliva testing at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul. Testing results are provided by Vault Health via email or by phone within 24-48 hours. Appointments can be made through the Vault Health registration site. Walk-ins are also accepted.
7 days a week Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit ramseycounty.us/TestingSites for registration and details and information on other testing sites.
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Looking for work due to COVID-19?
The Community Career Labs provide reservation-based computer access, printing and copying, digital literacy programs, job search and resume assistance, and other workforce support programs.
Community Career Labs are available for reservations today at Ramsey County Service Centers in Downtown Saint Paul and Maplewood. Saint Paul Public Library locations at Dayton’s Bluff, Rice Street, Rondo Community Library and Sun Ray are also available.
All sites require face coverings and social distancing and follow public health guidelines for layout and cleaning – access is regulated and available by reservation only.
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Resolving court dates and warrants during COVID-19
If you or someone you care about may have missed a court date following recent arrest, detention or a citation in Ramsey County, judges and staff of the Second Judicial District want to help resolve issues during the pandemic.
Learn more.
Libraries to transition to new all-in-one app
The Ramsey County Library (RCL) downloadable collection will transition to Libby by OverDrive over the next two months. During the transition, cloudLibrary services will start to diminish and eventually end.
OverDrive will provide users with the following benefits:
- Shared collection: Discover, request and borrow e-books and e-audiobooks from other Twin Cities metro libraries accessible to all in a shared collection. You'll have access to more content than ever before.
- All-in-one app: Instead of needing to check multiple apps, find all the e-books and e-audiobooks RCL owns in one app.
- Kindle compatibility: Many Kindle users have been frustrated by their inability to borrow e-books from RCL in the past. With OverDrive, Kindle users can join everyone else in borrowing e-books from RCL.
Learn more.
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Medical Reserve Corps request for volunteers fulfilled
A thank you to all who have volunteered with the Ramsey County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). During the past two months, 159 new volunteers were added to the roster, making the total just under 400 volunteers.
As more vaccinations become available, MRC will be supporting vaccine clients in a variety of roles. Volunteers with an active medical license will be screening individuals for vaccination and administering the vaccinations. Nonmedical volunteers will likely serve as crowd controllers, educators, patient registrars, translators and logistics help.
MRC volunteers also played an important role at Ramsey County COVID-19 testing sites, clocking more than 1,500 volunteer hours over the summer.
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COVID-19 update from the Feb. 2 board of commissioners meeting
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