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What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway
Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they're still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too.
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Minnesota promotes tests, boosters to keep COVID levels from rising
Sampling shows less of the strain on which latest vaccines are based, but health officials believe the shots will still offer strong protection.
What Minnesotans should know about the new COVID-19 vaccine
The updated shots could be available within days.
Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
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This latest COVID variant could be the best yet at evading immunity
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Mayo: Vaccines offer benefit against severe long COVID symptoms
Protective benefit reported as COVID-19 levels remain low in Minnesota but tick back up to spring levels.
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Can Minnesota's nonprofits rebound from the pandemic? Here's what they're facing now
The state's nonprofit sector has nearly 3% fewer employees than it had in 2019, a bigger decline than the state's overall workforce.
COVID-19 bump followed July 4th holiday in Minnesota
Intensive care COVID-19 cases rebound after reaching a low of one this summer, but remain low overall.
What to know about EG.5, the most prevalent COVID subvariant in the U.S.
Twitter users and some media outlets have unofficially nicknamed the subvariant "Eris."
Amid signs of a COVID uptick, researchers brace for 'new normal'
Infections have been trending upward for about four weeks, but the virus is unlikely to cause the harm this winter that was seen in previous seasons.
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What to know about the latest COVID variants, Minnesota testing, vaccines
Expert advice on masking, testing, vaccines and boosters is evolving along with coronavirus variants. Here's the latest from Minnesota and the CDC.
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come during colder months.
Updated COVID shots are coming. They're part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women.
Bloomington woman gets 7½ years for stealing $4.7M in COVID funds for 'lavish lifestyle'
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Some long COVID patients have brain struggles for at least two years
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