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A woman holds her hands up in reverence near the George Floyd mural.

Coping with prolonged grief in the wake of George Floyd and the pandemic

May 24, 2022 10:14 AM

By Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

Wednesday marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma.

A woman waits for her vaccine.

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

January 26, 2022 2:00 PM

By The Associated Press, MPR News Staff, and NPR Staff

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.

Pfizer will submit new data to the FDA this week about trials of its vaccine for kids younger than 5 years old. Here, an older child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia last November.

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response in kids under 5

May 23, 2022 6:59 AM

By Bill Chappell

Pfizer plans to submit the new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.

Group kneeling near flowers

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

May 23, 2022 6:24 AM

By The Associated Press

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. The number was once unthinkable. Now it's a pedestrian reality in the United States.

A COVID-19 vaccination card in someone's hands.

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

September 22, 2021 1:15 PM

By Mary Ellen Ritter

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.

COVID load in Twin Cities metro wastewater

COVID levels leap in Twin Cities wastewater; hospitalizations edge higher

May 20, 2022 12:19 PM

By Craig Helmstetter

After last week’s apparent leveling off, COVID detection in the metro area sewage show a 58 percent increase over the previous week, according to the Metropolitan Council.

Steven Anderson, 65

Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

May 21, 2020 2:32 AM

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.

A woman gets a shot in her left arm.

Timeline: COVID-19 in Minnesota

March 6, 2021 4:00 AM

By MPR News Staff

More than 807,950 cases — including reinfections — and over 8,700 deaths have been reported in Minnesota since COVID-19 was confirmed in the state. Here are key dates in the state's fight against the coronavirus.

Virus Outbreak Second Boosters

U's Osterholm expects new COVID surge, moderate hospitalizations

May 19, 2022 7:16 PM

By Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

Michael Osterholm, a veteran epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joined Cathy Wurzer on Minnesota Now to talk vaccines and COVID subvariants.

First grader Rihanna Chihuaque, 7, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Arturo Velasquez Institute in Chicago last November.

FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11

May 17, 2022 9:47 AM

The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.