Health

News coverage and resources related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Host Angela Davis will speak to an addiction doctor and two young people in recovery about why substance use and overdoses rose during the pandemic and what we can do about it. 

Minnesota’s three largest districts have announced plans to return middle and high school students to in-person learning. But many students won’t transition to new in-person schedules until after spring break. 

State lawmakers remain divided on whether to legalize cannabis, but there’s movement on a separate bill to allow patients in the medical cannabis program to smoke marijuana.

People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting.

Sahan Journal has launched a video series to help make COVID-19 vaccine information more accessible for Minnesota’s immigrant communities.

Johnson & Johnson has started shipping its first vaccine doses across the U.S., adding a third vaccine to the country's arsenal as public health officials warn of an uptick in cases.

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.

As the COVID-19 vaccination rate ticks upward, many people are wondering if it’s safe to see their families or if they should continue to wear masks. Two experts shared their tools for understanding the science and assessing risks.

People eligible for the coronavirus vaccine say they are running up against barriers that are designed into the very systems meant to serve those most at risk of dying of the disease.