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A nurse at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle gives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child on June 21.

The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

December 8, 2022 1:14 PM

By The Associated Press

The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.

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.

A woman wearing a face mask and face shield get ready for her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. China has announced new measures rolling back COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting lockdowns and testing requirements.

China announces a roll-back of its strict anti-COVID-19 measures

December 7, 2022 1:09 AM

By The Associated Press

China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.

Shoppers return to a mall with shops re-opening for business as restrictions are eased in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.

Some COVID restrictions have been eased in China after widespread protests last week

December 4, 2022 3:48 AM

By The Associated Press

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.

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.

It can be hard to find children's fever-reducing medication in some areas. At a Bed Bath & Beyond in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a few products were in stock while others were sold out.

Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines

December 3, 2022 4:00 AM

By Laurel Wamsley

Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.

Steven Anderson, 65

Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

May 20, 2020 9:32 PM

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 man fills a test tube with a sample of water.

Flu shot uptake low in Minnesota; COVID levels up in Twin Cities region

December 2, 2022 5:22 PM

By Benjamin Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

Minnesota’s overall COVID-19 situation remains relatively stable, but the latest data on metro wastewater and ICU admissions may mean those who are more vulnerable should take extra precautions.

Protesters shout slogans during a protest against China's strict coronavirus measures on Monday in Beijing, China. Protesters took to the streets in multiple Chinese cities after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry as many blamed COVID-19 restrictions for the deaths.

China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

November 29, 2022 12:46 PM

By John Ruwitch

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

Residents line up for COVID-19 tests in Beijing on Saturday.

Protesters are so upset with China's COVID rules, some are openly saying Xi should go

November 27, 2022 8:00 AM

By The Associated Press

Residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against Urumqi's draconian "zero-COVID" lockdown after an apartment fire killed 10.