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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.

School nurses, staff worry about burnout

School nurses, staff worry about burnout

Most Minnesota schools are into their third full week of classes, but already some staff members are worried about how much longer they’ll be able to continue running short-staffed.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Pandemic pay panel inches toward agreement

Pandemic pay panel inches toward agreement

Weeks behind schedule, a panel is moving slowly toward agreement on which Minnesota essential workers should be rewarded for duty during the pandemic. The deal isn't done and the package is tangled up in other COVID-19 politics. But those involved in talks hope checks can go out before the year ends. 
by Brian Bakst

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Buyer emerges for Minnesota's never-used backup morgue

The state of Minnesota is on the verge of selling off a refrigerated warehouse that it bought in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in case it was needed as backup morgue.
by The Associated Press

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Biden gets COVID booster shot and calls on eligible Americans to do the same

Biden gets COVID booster shot and calls on eligible Americans to do the same

President Joe Biden publicly received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after public health authorities last week cleared a booster shot for high-risk Americans.
by Alana Wise

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New York may use the National Guard to replace unvaccinated health care workers

New York may use the National Guard to replace unvaccinated health care workers

New York state officials are bracing for possible staffing shortages when the state's health care worker COVID-19 vaccination mandate takes effect Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard as one way to help address them.
by Rachel Treisman

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Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect.
by The Associated Press

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COVID-19 in MN: Deaths, new cases climb as pandemic stays entrenched

COVID-19 in MN: Deaths, new cases climb as pandemic stays entrenched

While a jump in testing can explain much of the big increase in case counts, the latest numbers show the current wave stubbornly refusing to crest. In the next few days, the state expects to top 700,000 total known cases in the pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

A panel of advisers said boosters should be offered to people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those ages 50 to 64 who have risky underlying health problems. The extra dose would be given once they are at least six months past their last Pfizer shot.
by The Associated Press

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COVID-19 in MN: School-age cases rising; 2 school staff deaths reported

COVID-19 in MN: School-age cases rising; 2 school staff deaths reported

The state’s summer COVID-19 surge continues to push its way into fall, with case counts rising notably among school-age children. Officials say two Minnesota school staff members have died from COVID-19 in the first weeks of this school year.
by MPR News Staff

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