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On-site MN state employees face vaccine-or-test choice
Minnesota joins other states in requiring workers returning to offices to be vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing.
How to have your vaccine confirmation on you at all times
The cards need to be both protected and available to show when needed. You can carry the original paper card with you, plastic coated perhaps. But lots of people stash it away and show a digital copy.
Walz: Vaccine requirement possible for state workers
Employees of the state of Minnesota may have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to offices and other workplaces, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday.  
$100 incentive is big vaccine draw in Minnesota
More than 30,000 people have signed up to collect a $100 incentive that Minnesota offered to drive up vaccination rates among those yet to get a COVID-19 shot.
State Fair officials debating masks, other precautions as COVID cases rise
With a scheduled open on Aug. 26, fair officials have not yet made decisions on restrictions or mask requirements, but there's growing concern among health experts about gatherings of large groups of people, even outdoors.
How to keep your child safe from the delta variant
Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.