Medical Community Works To Persuade Black Community To Take COVID Vaccine
Efforts are underway to stop the misinformation and get people prepared to take this life-saving vaccination.
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Efforts are underway to stop the misinformation and get people prepared to take this life-saving vaccination.
Minnesota health officials have reported an additional 1,525 cases of COVID and 21 deaths on Friday.
Experts fear a new, more contagious version of COVID-19 could cause a jump in cases this spring. It first popped up in the U.K. and has already made its way to Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says they are actively lobbying the federal government for more vaccine doses.
While the next phase of vaccine rollout is already underway for people 65 and older, some health care workers are still waiting for their turn. Many of them work at smaller community clinics, private practices or dentists offices.
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.
The Minnesota Department of Health is updating COVID-19 testing guidance as more students are returning to classrooms and youth sports.
The state's COVID-19 vaccine pilot program sites opened on Thursday, allowing older Minnesotans to get the first of two vaccine doses at nine sites across the state.
In November, she said she was walking away from it all because it didn't align with her faith and future goals. She also resigned as an Ambassador for UNICEF.
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.
Minnesota has been placed among the top 10 safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent ranking.
Moments after President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday and addressed the nation's ongoing struggle with deadly coronavirus pandemic, health officials in Minnesota reported 1,237 more cases of COVID-19 in the state and 34 more deaths.
State officials in Minnesota say all appointments have been filled for its COVID-19 vaccine pilot program appointments focused on those 65 years of age and older.
They say eating at home has led to more confidence in the kitchen as well as saving money, eating healthier and feeling good.
UnitedHealth is reporting a fourth-quarter profit of $2.21 billion, easily beating most expectations despite costs affiliated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to defrost and spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine was charged Tuesday with attempted misdemeanor property damage, and prosecutors warned more serious charges could follow if tests show the doses were ruined.
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's new COVID vaccine pilot program kicked off at noon on Tuesday, and though appointments were available to anyone 65 and older, the online sign-up faltered, overwhelmed by interest.
The state says that education staff eligible for the pilot program vaccines can also include employees who contract through schools like bus drivers.
After young elementary school students returned to classrooms Tuesday in the state's largest district, Minnesota health officials reported 922 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths, bringing the state's death toll closer to 6,000.
Minnesota's largest school district began transitioning students back to in-person learning this week.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday a pilot program that'll launch this week to begin inoculating select educators, child care workers and Minnesotans ages 65 and older against COVID-19.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that the state will launch nine pilot vaccine sites, which will begin vaccinating a limited number of educators, child care workers and adults over the age of 65.
