In depth coverage and informationMarch 4, 2020 10:01 PMNews coverage and resources related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Play7min 39secParents and caregivers of young children say they've hit pandemic rock bottomJanuary 20, 2022 4:48 PMBy Anya Kamenetz The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.
Play4min 26secListener dispatches from Day 1 of the Twin Cities restaurant vaccination mandateJanuary 20, 2022 4:33 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel Wednesday was the first day of the latest restaurant vaccination mandates in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We wanted to hear how it went, and listeners answered — here's what you shared with Minnesota Now.
Kris Ehresmann, face of Minnesota's COVID response, set to retireJanuary 20, 2022 1:33 PMBy MPR News StaffEhresmann, 59, the state’s infectious disease director and one of the key players in the state’s battle against COVID-19, will retire Feb. 2 after 30 years in public health, officials said Thursday.
New Zealand will not impose lockdown when omicron hitsJanuary 20, 2022 12:30 AMBy The Associated Press "This stage of the pandemic is different to what we have dealt with before. Omicron is more transmissible," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Play3min 30secBooster longevity: Data reveals how long a third shot protectsJanuary 19, 2022 5:32 PMBy Michaeleen Doucleff Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
Play4min 57sec17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysisJanuary 19, 2022 5:04 PMBy Martha Bebinger A beloved pizzeria owner in Brimfield, Mass., had COVID-19 and needed dialysis, but it wasn't available at the hospital where he died. The health system is "breaking down," a hospital CEO says.
Play4min 21secFormula shortages stressing out some Minnesota parentsJanuary 19, 2022 3:45 PMBy Hannah YangThe shortages, caused by pandemic-related supply chain problems, are not widespread. But for some parents, the search to find formula can mean multiple trips to stores.
Minn. AG Ellison sues COVID testing operation over flawed resultsJanuary 19, 2022 3:15 PMBy Brian BakstMinnesota’s attorney general sued two Illinois-based testing companies, claiming they issued false results or withheld data all together from people trying to determine their COVID-19 status.
Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable — and end the pandemicJanuary 19, 2022 2:50 PMBy Edward Cliff , Isaac Chan , and Salmaan Keshavjee Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.
