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 playing catch-up to get seniors of color vaccinated
Minnesota is trying to bridge two issues at once — getting as many older people vaccinated as quickly as possible, while also making sure racial and ethnic communities hardest hit by the virus have access to vaccines.
Photos: Portrait project highlights community connections during the pandemic
Katie Howie has photographed more than 115 people for her project, “By a Thread: Pandemic Portraits.” She describes the project as a living history because the people she photographs also share thoughts about their lives during the pandemic. 
You think the U.S. has COVID vaccine issues? 130 countries haven't even started vaccinating
In some countries, people are grumbling about the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. But there are 130 countries that "are yet to administer a single dose," according to UNICEF. That's 2.5 billion people who have been shut out of the global vaccine campaign.
Where did the flu go? Homebound kids shape a mild season
Measures like masks and social distancing have kept the flu in check this season, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. But Schaffner says there's more to it: Kids — habitual superspreaders — are staying home.
Average daily U.S. virus cases dip below 100K for 1st time in months
The average daily number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place.
Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers
Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal — this instrument that the brain connects with," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.