With COVID Cases Surging, Thanksgiving Has Health Care Workers Concerned
In Minnesota alone new cases are up 53% over the last 14 days.
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In Minnesota alone new cases are up 53% over the last 14 days.
The FDA signed off on COVID-19 booster shots for adults. But some worry it's coming too late to turn around Minnesota's latest surge.
"I would say the best time to take an action to slow the spread of COVID is before it gets out of control. We don't know exactly what that tipping point is, but we know we've gotten a lot closer in the last three weeks," said Redmond.
If you received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least six months ago, or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago, you are now eligible and encouraged to get a booster.
A Twin Cities school district says it's extending the next week's holiday break to cover the entire school week in response to rising COVID-19 cases.
As the Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots for all adults on Friday, health officials in Minnesota reported an additional 5,162 cases and 30 deaths.
Not waiting on the federal government to act, Minnesota is making way for people who want a vaccine booster to get one.
The state's positivity rate is at 10.7%, above the high risk threshold.
After 20 months of a global pandemic, day-to-day life is inching back to normal. But inside Minnesota hospitals, it's a much different story.
Hospitals across the state are making a desperate plea for the public's help as COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high this year. It's considered Minnesota's fourth wave in the ongoing battle against the virus.
Top state leaders on Wednesday announced that medical teams from the federal government are being sent to support Minnesota hospitals during the current COVID-19 surge.
Klobuchar was diagnosed with breast cancer in February and underwent surgery and radiation treatment.
Thanksgiving is just over a week away, and it comes at a time when Minnesota is fighting one of the worst surges of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Nearly a quarter of the inmates in St. Cloud have COVID-19. The Department of Corrections reports 242 positive cases right now at that facility alone. As WCCO found, it comes at a time staffing levels inside are being called into question.
Health officials say Minnesota is ready to move forward in expanding COVID-19 booster vaccine shot eligibility as the state is currently experiencing a surge in cases.
