Foster Youths Affected By Pandemic Eligible For Financial Assistance
Through the end of September, foster kids who are about to age out of the system are eligible for some extra help.
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Through the end of September, foster kids who are about to age out of the system are eligible for some extra help.
"Let's do what the CDC and department of health is telling us. Let's make sure we wear the masks, we socially distance, we stay home if sick. If eligible, get the vaccine," Dr. Rahul Koranne said.
Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson said research shows people who receive a vaccine booster dose of its vaccine are better protected against COVID-19.
In a statement Tuesday, Lt. Jeff Wersal, the commander of the Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force, said there have been numerous overdoses in the Mankato area this month, with four of them fatal.
Edison High School will transition to online learning starting on Wednesday after a "significant" number of students were exposed to COVID-19.
In total, 127 people have been infected in 25 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
As hospitals start reinstating visitor restrictions due to the strain of the Delta variant, health officials on Thursday reported an additional 6,352 virus cases and 18 more deaths, bringing the state's total above 8,000 at roughly the same time that the country's death toll has matched that of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across Minnesota, two health care systems are again implementing visitor restrictions.
Gov. Tim Walz's office announced the site will be able to administer 500 doses a day, an increase of 350 daily doses.
A plant-based restaurant in St. Paul is discontinuing in-person dining "until the COVID case counts drop back to a safe level."
"This year it seems like it's almost double, you know, the amount of needles that we're picking up, and there has been an uptick in some of the overdoses and drug-related responses that we go to," Assistant Minneapolis Fire Chief Melanie Rucker said.
"While it's natural to have a questioning attitude, I think one can rest assured as a parent that this is the right thing to do for your child, to protect them," Dr. Madeleine Gagnon said.
A COVID-19 vaccine for younger children could be just weeks away. Pfizer says tests show that a lower dose of its vaccine works and is safe for kids ages 5 to 11. That's welcome news for many families, as the virus has infected nearly a half-million children in the past two weeks
Research by the Minnesota Educator Licensing Board shows there are more than 890,000 public school students in the state, but only 637 licensed school nurses.
As new studies move the United States closer to being able to vaccinate young children against COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health on Monday announced 2,474 new cases and 10 more deaths, one of them a Rice County resident in their early 30s.
