COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Half of U.S. adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Minnesota parks departments struggling to fill summer jobs
As city and county parks departments in the Twin Cities prepare to reopen pools and resume activities that were canceled by the pandemic last year, they're facing a new problem: a lack of summer workers.
For some Americans, getting a vaccine is as easy as showing up to work
Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order remove barriers to getting the shots.
Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week
The United States will likely move to resume administering Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday.
The Twins' games against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night and Sunday have been postponed due to Minnesota's COVID-19 problems, including at least four positive tests in the past week.
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday, amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
Life in the Roaring 2020s: Young people get vaccinated, prepare to reclaim lost pandemic year
With vaccinations raising hopes that the end of the pandemic is approaching, some young adults in the U.S. are getting ready to make up for lost time, much like their great-grandparents did a century ago.