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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

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New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

Along with the annual flu vaccine, the new COVID-19 vaccine formulation is now widely available in Minnesota. It comes at a time when COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain stable but elevated and deaths are increasing. In addition, wastewater data shows higher COVID-19 levels than measured in all of 2024.
by Craig Helmstetter

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Where to find a COVID booster in Minnesota (and more booster questions, answered)

Where to find a COVID booster in Minnesota (and more booster questions, answered)

Federal officials have opened the door wide to people seeking COVID-19 boosters. Here’s where you can find one in Minnesota and what you should know about how they work.
by The Associated Press, MPR News Staff and NPR Staff

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Is your runny nose due to fall allergies or COVID?

Is your runny nose due to fall allergies or COVID?

Fall can be hard on our respiratory health. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with an allergist and an infectious disease doctor about how to diagnose, treat and prevent the things that make us sneeze, wheeze and cough.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Lost your vaccine card? Here’s how to prove you’re fully vaccinated

Lost your vaccine card? Here’s how to prove you’re fully vaccinated

More businesses and schools are requiring proof of vaccination for entry or for work. But what if you misplaced or threw away your paper card? You’ve got a few options. But whatever you do, don’t get a fake one off the internet.
by Mary Ellen Ritter

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Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota’s K-12 public school math and reading scores remain largely unchanged since the COVID-19-era drop, according to newly released data from the state Education Department. One positive sign: School attendance rates are rising again.
by Kyra Miles and Craig Helmstetter

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Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

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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Ask an epidemiologist: Who should get the new COVID vaccine?

Ask an epidemiologist: Who should get the new COVID vaccine?

For more information, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

The Food and Drug Administration approved new shots from Pfizer and Moderna on Thursday, and the companies are set to begin shipping millions of doses. The shots are cleared for adults and children as young as 6 months, and health authorities hope far more Americans get them this year.
by The Associated Press

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Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon

Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to give the green light to new COVID-19 vaccines this week to protect against recent variants of the coronavirus.
by Rob Stein

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