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Parting Thoughts Remembering Minnesota’s lives lost to COVID-19

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: State reaches vaccine milestone as death toll passes 7,000

April 19, 2021 5:34 a.m.

By MPR News Staff

Minnesota passed two COVID-19 milestones over the weekend — one an encouraging sign of progress, the other a grim reminder of the pandemic’s toll.

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine dose.

Half of U.S. adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot

April 18, 2021 7:58 p.m.

By The Associated Press

Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.

Beating the heat on Lake Harriet

Minnesota parks departments struggling to fill summer jobs

April 18, 2021 6:16 p.m.

By Andrew Krueger

As city and county parks departments in the Twin Cities prepare to reopen pools and resume activities that were canceled by the pandemic last year, they're facing a new problem: a lack of summer workers.

A Georgia Tech employee receives a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination on the campus April 8. For a number of Americans, getting their shots is as easy as showing up to their workplace as some companies and institutions provide on-site vaccinations to their employees.

For some Americans, getting a vaccine is as easy as showing up to work

April 18, 2021 5:38 p.m.

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order remove barriers to getting the shots.

Twins-A's postponed Monday because of Minnesota's positive COVID tests

April 18, 2021 2:05 p.m.

By The Associated Press

The game between Minnesota and the Oakland Athletics scheduled for Monday night in Oakland has been postponed because of the Twins’ continued COVID-19 problems.

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Why you should care about stopping the spread of COVID-19

November 20, 2020 10:50 p.m.

By MPR News Staff

In case you need convincing, or know someone who does, here’s a quick look at some of reasons health professionals find the growing spread of COVID-19 so concerning.

A woman gets a shot in her left arm.

Timeline: COVID-19 in Minnesota

March 6, 2021 4:00 a.m.

By MPR News Staff

More than 525,000 cases and over 6,800 deaths have been reported in Minnesota in the year since COVID-19 was confirmed in the state. Here are key dates in the state's fight against the coronavirus.

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Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

May 21, 2020 2:32 a.m.

Through conversations with their family members, colleagues and close friends, MPR News is remembering the lives of the people we’ve lost, too soon, to COVID-19.

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Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week

April 18, 2021 10:07 a.m.

By The Associated Press

The United States will likely move to resume administering Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday.

Two Twins-Angels games postponed due to Minnesota's COVID-19 woes

April 17, 2021 7:27 p.m.

By The Associated Press

The Twins' games against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night and Sunday have been postponed due to Minnesota's COVID-19 problems, including at least four positive tests in the past week.