Downtown Minneapolis Cafe To Require Proof Of Vaccination, Negative Test To Dine Inside
A downtown Minneapolis cafe will be among the first in the state to require a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to dine inside.
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A downtown Minneapolis cafe will be among the first in the state to require a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to dine inside.
Passionate and diverse. That's how many are describing the new class of medical students at the University of Minnesota.
Important research on the effectiveness of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is underway in the Twin Cities.
Osseo Area Schools announced Friday that its back-to-school plan has been modified to require face coverings or masks inside all school facilities for the first part of the school year.
Organizers of the Basilica Block Party announced that the two-day music festival slated for September will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
The seven-day average positivity rate has been on the rise lately, reflecting levels of virus spread last seen during the spring wave. As of last week, the positivity rate had reached 5.4%.
One of the long-term side effects of COVID-19 can be hard to swallow for some people. The condition is called parosmia, and it's where the smells and tastes of foods are distorted. In some cases, people experiencing parosmia can't even be in the same room as the foods that they once loved.
As nearly 70% of those ages 12 and up have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, Minnesota health officials on Thursday reported 1,355 additional virus cases and eight more deaths.
The fair is not asking anyone to show proof of vaccination, nor are they asking for a recent negative COVID test.
Two more Minnesota school districts have announced they will require students to wear masks when returning to classrooms this fall.
The latest figures of those hospitalized show 125 Minnesotans in ICU, compared to fewer than 20 about a month ago. There are an additional 336 reported hospitalizations for COVID in the state.
This weekend, Minnesota Vikings fans can get a shot to have a shot at tickets to the team's matchup with the rival Green Bay Packers.
The Biden administration is expected later this week to recommend that the majority of Americans get a booster shot eight months after their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Minnesota will offer multiple COVID-19 tests in schools this year in an effort "to keep kids and staff healthy, safe and in their classrooms."
The health department reports that the rolling average positivity rate is now at 5.2%. That's above the line for caution (which is 5%), however it appears that the positivity rate's growth is starting to plateau.
Whitney Parker lost her husband, and father of her two young children, to COVID-19. He was 31 years old. She says the family took the guidelines seriously and followed rules for masking.
COVID-19 cases have been surging in Wisconsin in recent weeks due largely to the delta variant. The state's seven-day case average stood at 1,139 as of Wednesday, the highest it's been since February.
A small population of Americans can now get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It's a very specific group, and the type of vaccine people initially received plays a role.
Hospitalization figures continue to rise to levels not seen since April and May, as the MDH on Monday recorded 109 people in Minnesota ICU beds with COVID-19, and 302 in non-ICU beds with the virus.
Minnesota has extended its $100 reward program for people who get their COVID-19 vaccinations by another week.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday evening the extension of the $100 vaccine reward initiative.
Some immunocompromised Minnesotans should be able to get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as this weekend.
A day after the Food and Drug Administration authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for those with severely weakened immune systems, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 1,336 new cases of the virus and six deaths.
Schools and mask mandates. We know some districts already made their decision for the fall. Others are debating it right now.
At least 5,559 people who are fully vaccinated contracted COVID-19, new data from the Minnesota Department of Health show—a tiny fraction of more than 3 million people who are inoculated.
