State Fairgrounds To Host Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
The site is aimed at vaccinating socially vulnerable populations in the zip codes near the fairgrounds.
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The site is aimed at vaccinating socially vulnerable populations in the zip codes near the fairgrounds.
On Thursday, Kris Ehresmann, the director of infectious diseases at the Minnesota Department of Health, said the problem does not impact the 30,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson the state received this week or the 80,000 projected next week.
The two governors publicly receiving a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines comes on the very day the state expanded vaccine eligibility to any Minnesotan 16 and older
Nearly all Minnesotans are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Tim Walz will receive his COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the day vaccination eligibility opens to all Minnesotans over the age of 16.
There is some good news for women pregnant during the pandemic.
As Minnesota prepares for another expansion of vaccine eligibility, state health officials reported 1,227 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths Sunday.
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce on Friday that the state's COVID-19 vaccination program is expanding to include all Minnesotans 16 and older starting on March 30.
Health officials report dozens of fully-vaccinated people have contracted COVID-19 in Minnesota, a development that wasn't unexpected.
Some Minnesotans are running into a logistical hurdle to get vaccinated.
Minnesotans could know by the end of the week when the next group of residents will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.
As Minnesota marked one year since its first COVID-19 death was reported Sunday, state health officials announced five more deaths, along with 956 new cases of the virus.
Top Minnesota officials are touting the state's vaccination efforts as more than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered. It comes on the same day as the state officially breached 500,000 virus cases.
The positivity rate has seen a small uptick to about 4%, however it's remained under the 5% threshold for the last month. Anything above 5% would be considered cause for caution.
People age 16 and up with certain preexisting conditions in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday.
As of Tuesday, Minnesota has administered roughly 2 million doses of vaccine, with about 730,000 people having completed the entire vaccine series.
Fewer than 2,400 doses of the highly sought after coronavirus vaccine were wasted or spoiled in Wisconsin through February.
The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package will send billions to Minnesota to help with testing and vaccine rollout, a critical tool to help accelerate distribution, the state's top health official said Monday.
A day before Minnesota's most expansive rollback of COVID-19 restrictions since the start of the pandemic, health officials reported 997 new cases of the virus and five additional deaths.
Gov. Tim Walz will make an announcement Friday about further rolling back COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota.
As the state approaches 2 million overall vaccine doses administered, health officials on Thursday reported 1,096 more virus cases and 19 more deaths.
As vaccine eligibility expands to nearly 2 million more Minnesotans Wednesday, state health officials reported nine more COVID-19 deaths and 922 new virus cases.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that the state is expanding its vaccine rollout to include more Minnesotans as the goal of vaccinating 70% of seniors was reached weeks ahead of schedule.
Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced the state is opening the next phases in the vaccine rollout, almost a month earlier than planned.
The COVID-19 death toll in Minnesota is now just shy of 6,700 after state health officials reported Tuesday that an audit revealed 138 previously unreported deaths from last year.
