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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.

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect your period?

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect your period?

It's not yet known if COVID-19 vaccines can affect your period, but researchers are starting to study the issue. If scientists do eventually find a link between the vaccine and short-term changes in bleeding, experts say that would be no reason to avoid getting vaccinated.
by The Associated Press

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Some question whether hospital visitation bans during pandemic were too strict

Some question whether hospital visitation bans during pandemic were too strict

For more than a year, people couldn't sit with loved ones as they died in hospitals. Those lonely deaths took a toll on families. Now some doctors are questioning whether the rules were too strict.
by Lesley McClurg

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Judge strikes down federal eviction moratorium, setting up high-stakes appeal

Judge strikes down federal eviction moratorium, setting up high-stakes appeal

A federal judge has ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority by issuing a nationwide moratorium on evictions. The fate of millions of renters rests on appeal.
by Chris Arnold

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May 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic data steady; vaccination pace falling

May 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic data steady; vaccination pace falling

Minnesota’s pandemic metrics look solid enough that Gov. Tim Walz plans to end the state’s COVID-19 restrictions by May 28 and end the mask wearing mandate by July 1. The state’s vaccination pace, however, continues to drop.
by MPR News Staff

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If your brain feels foggy and you're tired all the time, you're not alone

If your brain feels foggy and you're tired all the time, you're not alone

The pandemic has done a number on us, in too many ways to count. Our bodies are responding with feelings of fatigue and lack of focus, experts say. Here are some tips to help you feel better.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Walz sets May 28 end to COVID curbs, July 1 end to mask mandate

Walz sets May 28 end to COVID curbs, July 1 end to mask mandate

"It's been a long journey, but we did the things that needed to be done,” Gov. Tim Walz said. He pleaded with Minnesota adults still hesitant about vaccinations to get their shots.
by Brian Bakst

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Why is India running out of oxygen?

Why is India running out of oxygen?

Hospitals don't have enough oxygen for patients on ventilators. There are delivery bottlenecks. Families are sometimes told to get their own supplies. Health experts say it didn't have to be this way.
by Lauren Frayer and Sushmita Pathak

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