Vaccine Rollout Expansion: 35,000 Doses Going To Seniors, Available At Hospitals, Local Clinics
Minnesota health officials are expected Monday to announce "significantly more" coronavirus vaccine will be allotted to people 65 and older.
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Minnesota health officials are expected Monday to announce "significantly more" coronavirus vaccine will be allotted to people 65 and older.
The state's latest figures show a rolling seven-day average positivity rate below 5%, but health officials nationwide are concerned about emerging variants.
Minneapolis Public Schools educators are coming back to schools on Monday, but some may be able to continue teaching remotely due to a court order issued Sunday.
A message some Minnesotans received Saturday morning saying their COVID-19 vaccination appointment was canceled was sent in error by a vendor, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Minnesota health officials reported 1,087 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths Saturday.
Another COVID-19 vaccine could get FDA approval in the coming weeks.
As Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues, with educators and child care workers beginning to receive their first dose, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 1,145 more cases of the virus, and 28 more deaths.
Tens of thousands Minnesota seniors on a waitlist COVID-19 vaccines won't all be inoculated at one of the nine pilot sites across the state, a top health official said. The vision is for the majority of people to get vaccinated at community pharmacies and clinics.
Noreen Kleinfehn-Wald with Scott County Public Health says 780 people signed up for their first dose, with 140 on the waiting list.
The Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown St. Paul has become a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic, ready to start inoculating teachers and child care workers starting Thursday at noon.
Aside from a few days near Christmas, this is the first time that rolling average positivity rate has been below 5% since mid-September.
In the coming days, 15,000 Minnesota educators and childcare workers are expected to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in St. Paul.
Thousands of seniors in Minnesota will find out Wednesday if they've been selected in this week's COVID-19 vaccine lottery.
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A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine is facing 20 years in prison after he agreed Tuesday to plead guilty in federal court, prosecutors said.
The state was allotted 68,000 doses to give out this week. Of that, 6,000 doses were set aside for educators and child care center workers.
Efforts are underway to stop the misinformation and get people prepared to take this life-saving vaccination.
Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says they are actively lobbying the federal government for more vaccine doses.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does allow companies to mandate the flu and other vaccines, and has indicated they could also make the COVID-19 vaccines a requirement for employees.
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith is calling on the Biden administration to make sure the COVID-19 vaccine is free for all.
Minnesota has breached 450,000 total reported COVID-19 cases and 6,000 total deaths Thursday as the state's vaccine pilot program begins administering doses to those eligible.
Health experts say spring break is when we could see a wave of infections from the COVID-19 variant that recently arrived in Minnesota from the United Kingdom.
The State of Minnesota is once again requesting a delay in the trials for the former officers involved in the death of George Floyd.
The state says that education staff eligible for the pilot program vaccines can also include employees who contract through schools like bus drivers.
