What is happening with COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 12?
Families with young kids have been waiting for months for news on when children under 12 would be eligible for vaccines. That time is coming soon.
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Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case growth slows slightly
In spite of that, the case positivity rate increased slightly.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: hospitalizations hit new 2021 high
Minnesota reported 127 new COVID-19 deaths in the last week, up from 94 the week prior.
Why Gov. Tim Walz couldn’t impose a vaccine mandate for Minnesota — even if he still had emergency powers
At issue is a section of state law that came out of a revision of emergency powers laws following the 9/11 terror attacks.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: case numbers continue to climb
Minnesota also reported 94 COVID-19 deaths in the last week.
What’s going on with COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in Minnesota
Federal authorities recently authorized a third shot for some fully vaccinated groups. Here’s what you need to know about boosters.
Is Minnesota’s COVID-19 testing capacity where it needs to be right now?
Minnesotans report difficulty buying rapid tests and longer waits for test results, even as new cases of COVID-19 persist at high levels.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: COVID-19 booster shots being given in Minnesota
The boosters are available to people who got the Pfizer vaccine and meet certain other conditions.
The number of schools in Minnesota with confirmed COVID-19 cases has tripled twice in the last two weeks. What’s going on?
For one thing, students are back in classrooms. For another, the delta variant is far more contagious than the original strain of coronavirus Minnesota saw last fall.
Why you should be wary of comparisons of the death tolls from the 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19
Mortality statistics from the early twentieth century are imprecise.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: deaths, cases rise again
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health show the state added 16,617 new cases in the seven days between Sept. 15 and Tuesday, for an average of 2,373 new cases per day.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: ICU cases reach new high for the year
Minnesota had 59 new COVID-19 deaths in the last week, up from 45 the week prior.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case totals continue to grow as in-person school starts
Between last Tuesday and Friday, the state added an average of 1,882 new cases per day, up from 1,557 new cases per day in the previous week.
Poll: Majority of Minnesota voters back masks in schools, employers’ rights to mandate vaccines
The issue has greater urgency as the return to school coincides with a new wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the delta variant.
The bad news: COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Minnesota. The good: Fewer people are dying.
In previous waves of COVID-19 infections in Minnesota, increased hospitalizations were soon followed by increased daily death tolls. Not this time, so far.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: hospitals feel the strain as case numbers continue to rise
MDH reported Tuesday 92.7 percent of the state’s intensive care beds are in use, as are 91 percent of non-ICU beds.
Minneapolis continues to see stark gaps in vaccination rates across the city
While more than 90 percent of residents in far southwest Minneapolis are fully vaccinated, less than 50 percent of residents in other parts of the city are.
So how is Minnesota doing on COVID-19 vaccinations compared to other states?
Not super great, it turns out.
Minnesota sees dramatic differences in acceptance of workers’ comp claims under state’s COVID-19 ‘presumption’ law
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry says 96 percent of COVID-19 infected workers covered under the new law had their workers’ compensation claim accepted. Those who didn’t qualify saw their claim denied 72 percent of the time.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: cases, hospitalizations continue to rise
The most recent data show 59.1 percent of Minnesotans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 55.3 percent of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
