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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.

Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

As Minnesota approaches a key milestone in vaccinating the state’s 65-plus population, officials are accelerating the timelines for when many other Minnesotans can be eligible for a shot. On Tuesday, they indicated every adult Minnesotan may be shot-eligible by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

The newest numbers show the state on the right path. They came minutes after state health officials expanded vaccine eligibility and indicated the state could be ready to offer a shot to any Minnesota adult by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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Here's what's in the American Rescue Plan

Here's what's in the American Rescue Plan

The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Why scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with the coronavirus

Why scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with the coronavirus

Exposing people to a potentially fatal disease could hasten understanding of COVID-19 and development of new vaccines and treatments. But the risks of such studies raise serious ethical questions.
by Joe Palca

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CRISPR scientist's biography explores ethics of rewriting the code of life

CRISPR scientist's biography explores ethics of rewriting the code of life

“The Code Breaker” profiles Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist key to the development of CRISPR, and examines the technology's exciting possibilities and need for oversight.
by Terry Gross

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How are women entrepreneurs faring in the pandemic’s economic wake?

How are women entrepreneurs faring in the pandemic’s economic wake?

Monday is International Women’s Day. At 11 a.m., host Angela Davis talks with the new CEO of WomenVenture, a Minneapolis-based organization that supports women entrepreneurs, about the effect of the pandemic on woman-owned businesses.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Game on: NWHL to complete virus-disrupted playoffs in Boston

Game on: NWHL to complete virus-disrupted playoffs in Boston

The National Women’s Hockey League will complete its abbreviated season with two nationally televised semifinals and a championship game some two months after the league suspended its playoffs following a COVID-19 breakout among numerous teams.
by The Associated Press

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A look at Minnesota’s fight against COVID-19, one year in

A look at Minnesota’s fight against COVID-19, one year in

March 6 marks the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Minnesota. Minnesota’s top public health officials talk about the state’s continuing fight against the virus one year later.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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